The Fair Share
One strawberry, five friends!
The story
Five axolotl friends find the biggest strawberry in Axolandia, and they want to share it fairly! But cutting it in half doesn't work for five friends, and their first count forgets Bobo. Can Milo, Lulu, Tiko, Kiki and Bobo find a way so everyone gets the same?
What your child learns
- To share fairly, first count everybody.
- Then make the pieces the same size.
- Older kids can predict: when more friends share the same strawberry, each piece gets smaller.
Try it together (with a grown-up)
At your next snack, ask your child to count everyone at the table, then share the snack so everyone gets the same amount. Ask: "If one more friend came, would each piece be bigger or smaller?" Grown-ups do any cutting.
Fun fact
The tiny dots on a strawberry are called achenes, and each one has a seed inside. A medium strawberry has about 200 of them!
Talk about it after watching
- Why didn't cutting the strawberry in half work?
- Who did the friends forget to count at first?
- If one more friend came along, would each piece be bigger or smaller?
Free printable activity pack
4 pages to print at home or in class: a colouring page, a puzzle, a try-it-together experiment and a certificate.
Free Axolandia Passport
Watch an episode, try its activity together, then add a stamp. Collect 6 stamps to become an Axolandia Explorer! 5 pages to print at home or in class.
Kiki's sparkle magic is pretend. In real life, a grown-up helps with sharing.