Sharing Fairly: Whole and Half

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🌟 Learn About Whole and Half

WALT: We Are Learning To share a whole into two equal parts.

Success criteria: I can identify a whole. I can make two equal parts. I can use the word half. I can show why sharing is fair.

Remember: A whole is all of it. A half is one of 2 equal parts.

Words to use: whole equal half fair

1. Section A: Circle the whole picture in each row.

a) Whole apple: ( 🍎 ) Half apple: ( ◐ )

b) Whole circle: ○ Half circle: ◐

c) Whole chocolate bar: [▭] Half chocolate bar: [▯]

I circled the whole in each row.

2. Section B: Draw a line to split each shape into 2 equal parts. You may colour one half.

Circle: ○ Square: □ Rectangle: ▭ Shape: ⬡

Check: Are the two parts the same size? Yes / No

🍎 Part C and D: Share Fairly

Share the objects into 2 equal groups. Draw lines, draw objects or count carefully.

3. Six apples shared between 2 children.

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Child 1 gets ______ Child 2 gets ______

Each gets ______.

4. Eight stars shared between 2 boxes.

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Box 1 gets ______ Box 2 gets ______

Each gets ______.

5. Four cookies shared between 2 plates.

○ ○ ○ ○

Plate 1 gets ______ Plate 2 gets ______

Each gets ______.

6. Section D: Circle half or not a half for each diagram.

a) [○ ○ | ○ ○] half not a half

b) [○ ○ ○ | ○ ○ ○] half not a half

c) [○ ○ ○ | ○] half not a half

d) [○ ○ | ○ ○ ○] half not a half

How do you know? The two parts must be ______________________________.

✏️ Part E: Show Your Thinking

7. Finish the sentence, or draw to show your thinking.

This is a half because ________________________________________________.

8. Finish the sentence, or draw to show your thinking.

It is fair because ____________________________________________________.

9. Exit ticket: Draw one whole shape. Show one half by drawing a line and colouring one part.

10. Extension: Show one-half in two different ways. You could use two shapes, counters or drawings.

Teacher Answer Guide

1. Circle the whole apple, whole circle and whole chocolate bar.

2. Each shape should be divided into two equal-sized parts.

3. Each child gets 3 apples. 4. Each box gets 4 stars. 5. Each plate gets 2 cookies.

6. a) half b) half c) not a half d) not a half. The parts must be equal or the same size.

7–9. Accept spoken, pointed, drawn or written explanations showing two equal parts.

Differentiation: Use real objects, pre-folded shapes, visual word cards and one instruction at a time. Allow learners to point, draw, demonstrate or discuss in their home language before sharing. Support sharing by matching one object to each group.

Extension: Ask learners to explain how they know both parts are equal and to show one-half in two different ways.