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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

4 printable pages

  • Halves and Equal Parts, page 1 of 4: Spotting halves, Show a half

    Page 1

  • Halves and Equal Parts, page 2 of 4: Share equally

    Page 2

  • Halves and Equal Parts, page 3 of 4: Think about equal parts

    Page 3

  • Halves and Equal Parts, page 4 of 4: 12. Write True or False: The two parts in a half must be equal in size.

    Page 4

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