Identify Thirds

Nathan loves desserts! He just opened his own bakery, serving different kinds of sweets! He wants to sell slices in thirds. Thirds are 3 equal parts of a whole. Can you help Nathan divide some desserts into thirds?

Yummy! Nathan just baked a cake, a pie, and 3 cookies! Let’s help him divide his desserts into thirds so he can sell them to his customers.

Wow! Three friends have walked in to the bakery and ordered 3 slices of pie! Let’s divide the whole pie into thirds so Nathan can serve the slices.

One, two, three equal parts! Great job!

Now Nathan can serve his pie slices!

Another customer has come in! She wants a slice of cake! Let’s cut the cake into thirds so Nathan can give her a slice of cake!

One, two, three equal parts! Wonderful! Let’s put one third of the cake onto a plate and give it to the customer. She sure looks happy! Thanks!

A few children have run in to the bakery, and each of them wants one cookie! Hmm, we have 3 cookies and 3 children. Each child can get a third of the cookies. That means each child gets one cookie out of 3 cookies total. Each child receives one third of the cookies that were baked.

That was a lot to learn about making thirds! Thanks for helping Nathan serve his customers! Goodbye!