Explain what a part-part-whole model is
I can explain what a part-part-whole model is.
Explain what a part-part-whole model is
I can explain what a part-part-whole model is.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Use a variety of contexts to show the whole group partitioned into 2 clearly identifiable parts.
- Describe the parts and wholes in full sentences .
- A whole group of objects can be composed of 2 or more parts.
- Use a part-part-whole diagram to represent the two parts and the whole.
- Recognise the whole and the two parts are the same quantity.
Keywords
Whole - All of something. Complete.
Part - A piece of section of a whole.
Split - To break up a whole into parts.
Partition - To break up a whole into parts.
Part-part-whole - A pictorial representation that shows the whole and its parts.
Common misconception
When using the part-whole model, children may think that the whole is also one of the parts.
When using the part-whole model, move the objects out of the whole into the parts, and replace the whole with a number.
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