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Halves and Equal Parts

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Halves and Equal Parts

Halves and Equal Parts

Apple cut in half showing equal parts

🍎 Part 1: Understanding Halves

1. Circle the pictures that show ONE HALF correctly shaded:

Circle divided into 2 equal parts with 1 part shaded

Circle divided into 3 equal parts with 1 part shaded

Rectangle divided into 2 equal parts with 1 part shaded

Rectangle divided into 2 unequal parts with 1 part shaded

2. What does "one-half" mean? Circle the best answer:

One of three equal parts

One of two equal parts

One of four equal parts

Any one part

🎨 Part 2: Drawing and Colouring Halves

3. Draw a line to divide this circle into two equal parts (halves):
4. Colour ONE HALF of this rectangle:
5. Draw your own shape and colour one-half of it:

🧮 Part 3: Sharing Fairly

6. You have 8 counters to share equally between 2 children. How many counters does each child get?
7. Fill in the blanks about fair sharing:

When we share something into _______ equal parts, each part is called one _______.

Fair sharing means each person gets the _______ amount.

8. Check all the examples that show fair sharing into halves:

6 apples shared as 3 and 3

10 lollies shared as 4 and 6

8 blocks shared as 4 and 4

12 stickers shared as 6 and 6

🤔 Part 4: Thinking About Halves

9. Match each picture with the correct description:
1. Pizza cut into 2 equal slices
2. Sandwich cut into 3 pieces
3. Apple cut into 2 equal pieces
4. Cake cut into 4 equal pieces
A. Shows quarters
B. Shows halves
C. Shows halves
D. Does not show halves
10. Explain in your own words what makes sharing "fair":
11. True or False? Circle your answer:

One-half is the same as ½ True / False

Halves must always be equal in size True / False

You can have halves of any shape True / False

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