Fractions

Today I’m thankful for fractions! I know how ridiculous it sounds. NOBODY likes fractions. Not even me. Today is different. Today I got to teach Blondie about fractions while we made brownies together! Nothing makes fractions more fun than a giant pan of brownies. Fact.

So, it started when I realize my ½ C. measuring cup was dirty. My ¼ C. cup was clean, so I was like “we can just do two of these.” She had no clue why we could do that, and how I knew off the top of my head. So, I drew a pizza. Pizza is THE BEST way for me to understand fractions! I showed her how ¼ + ¼ = ½  of a pizza, so using the ¼ c. cup twice would work for us. She was so excited to learn this new math skill!! She’s definitely the math nerd in the family, and I’m pretty sure that she’ll be teaching ME math in the near future—despite that fancy Elementary Ed. Degree I earned last year.

I loved watching that brain of hers work! Her eyes are big and expressive, so you know EXACTLY what she’s feeling the minute you look into them. I could see her trying to figure out a way to make connections, and I saw it click: “Mom, it’s like money. Four quarters equal a dollar, so four quarters of pizza equals a whole pizza.” BINGO!

Anyone who knows me knows that brownies are the next best thing to 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep… but today I think fractions with Blondie even topped the delicious brownies that came from the lesson J

Thank you, God, for such a beautiful and smart little girl. Thank you for the time I have had with her, and for the many years of brownies and math lessons to come.