A mini-comic with Juno
Homework Emergency
A big rescue machine and a small idea help one tricky sum make sense.
One homework question feels enormous. The child looks at the page again.
Child
“How do I share seven equally between two?”
7 ÷ 2 = ?● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Bumble lands outside with Juno at the controls.
Juno
“Let's try one little step at a time.”
They share six first: three each. One is left.
Juno
“Split the last one into two equal halves.”
Three each. One left.● ● ● | ● ● ● + ●
Now both shares are equal: three and a half each.
Child
“7 ÷ 2 = 3½! I understand!”
7 ÷ 2 = 3½3 whole + ½ each = two equal shares.
A little lesson
Big problems? Break them down.
Read the comic as text
Homework Emergency Panel 1. A curly-haired child in a mint jumper looks puzzled over an open workbook. One homework question feels enormous. The child looks at the page again. Child: How do I share seven equally between two? Seven whole counters, ready to be shared equally between two. Panel 2. The child smiles as Juno arrives outside the window in yellow-and-blue Bumble, with its two ducted fans. Bumble lands outside with Juno at the controls. Juno: Let's try one little step at a time. Panel 3. Juno points to the workbook as she and the child work through the problem together. They share six first: three each. One is left. Juno: Split the last one into two equal halves. Two groups of three whole counters, with one whole counter left to share. Panel 4. Juno and the child smile together over the workbook, with Bumble parked in the garden. Now both shares are equal: three and a half each. Child: 7 ÷ 2 = 3½! I understand! Seven divided by two equals three and a half. Two equal groups each contain three whole counters and one half. Big problems? Break them down.