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Halves and Equal Parts
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Halves and Equal Parts
Look carefully at equal parts. Choose, draw, colour and explain your answers.
Spotting halves
1.Tick every picture description that shows one-half shaded.
- A circle split into 2 equal parts, with 1 part shaded
- A rectangle split into 2 unequal parts, with 1 part shaded
- A rectangle split into 2 equal parts, with 1 part shaded
- A circle split into 3 equal parts, with 1 part shaded
2.Choose the meaning of one-half.
- One part when a whole is split into 2 equal parts
- One part when a whole is split into 3 equal parts
- Any one part of a whole
- Two parts of a whole
Show a half
3.Draw one straight line through the circle to make 2 equal parts.
4.Colour one-half of the rectangle. Leave the other half uncoloured.
Space to draw and colour a shape showing one-half.
5.Draw a shape of your choice, split it into 2 equal parts, then colour one part.
Share equally
6.Evie has 10 counters to share equally between 2 children. How many counters does each child get?
7.Complete both sentences: To make halves, split a whole into equal parts. Each part is one .
8.Tick all the examples where a collection is shared fairly between 2 children.
- 8 shells shared as 4 and 4
- 12 beads shared as 5 and 7
- 14 toy cars shared as 7 and 7
- 6 oranges shared as 2 and 4
Think about equal parts
9.Match each item to its description.
- A round flatbread cut into 2 equal pieces
- A pear cut into 2 equal pieces
- A square biscuit cut into 4 equal pieces
- A banana cut into 3 pieces
- Shows halves
- Shows halves
- Is cut into 3 pieces
- Shows quarters
10.In your own words, tell how you can check whether two shares are fair.
11.Write True or False: One-half can be written as ½.
TrueFalse
12.Write True or False: The two parts in a half must be equal in size.
TrueFalse
13.Write True or False: A half can be made from a shape that is not a circle.
TrueFalse
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