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Identifying and Creating Halves

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Identifying and Creating Halves

Identifying and Creating Halves

Half of a sandwich illustration

🍕 Part 1: Recognising Halves

1. Circle the pictures that show halves (two equal parts):

A sandwich cut into two equal pieces

A pizza cut into three pieces

An apple cut into two equal parts

A cake cut into four pieces

A biscuit broken into two equal halves

2. Which sentence is correct about halves?

A half is one of three equal parts

A half is one of two equal parts

A half is the biggest part

A half is the smallest part

✂️ Part 2: Creating Halves

3. Draw a line to show how you would cut each shape into halves (two equal parts):

Draw: a circle, a rectangle, and a square. Show how to cut each into halves.

4. You have 8 cards to share equally between 2 friends. How many cards does each friend get?

Each friend gets _______ cards. This is _______ of the total cards.

🗣️ Part 3: Using Half Language

5. Fill in the blanks using words about halves:

When I cut my sandwich into two _________ parts, each part is called a _________.

Half of 6 lollies is _________ lollies.

If I share 10 stickers equally with my friend, we each get _________ stickers.

6. Match the pictures with the correct descriptions:
1. Whole pizza
2. Half a pizza
3. Quarter of pizza
A. One of two equal parts
B. One complete pizza
C. One of four equal parts

🤔 Part 4: Thinking About Halves

7. Look at these sharing situations. Are they fair halves? Circle Yes or No:

Tom cuts a cake into two pieces. One piece is much bigger than the other.

Yes, this makes halves
No, this doesn't make halves

Sarah folds a piece of paper exactly in the middle.

Yes, this makes halves
No, this doesn't make halves

Jack shares 12 marbles equally between himself and his sister.

Yes, this makes halves
No, this doesn't make halves

8. Explain what you learned about halves today:
9. Draw a picture showing how you would share something equally with a friend:

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