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Year 2

Describe how objects have been grouped

I can describe how objects have been grouped.

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Year 2

Describe how objects have been grouped

I can describe how objects have been grouped.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The ___ have been put into groups of ___
  2. The groups are equal because there are the same number of ___ in each group.
  3. There are ___ groups of ___

Keywords

  • Group / grouped - A set of things with an identity.

  • Equal - Exactly the same amount or value.

Common misconception

Children may confuse groups with number of items.

Clear teacher modelling of groups, demarcating groups and physically placing items into groups e.g. a bundle of straws with an elastic band.

This lesson is all about grouping and equal groups. Encourage children to make equal groups using items in the classroom. Use of language such as "There are ___ equal groups of __________." Children will also be introduced to the bar model whereby the number of bars represents the groups.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Select the groups which show a group of 4
Correct answer: A
Correct answer: B
C
Q2.
An unequal group is when __________
each group has the same amount of items.
Correct answer: each group has a different amount of items.
Q3.
Which image shows unequal groups?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q4.
Which image shows equal groups?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q5.
Select the correct image which represents 2 groups of 4
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q6.
Select the ways in which you can equally group 20
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: 2 groups of 10
Correct answer: 10 groups of 2
Correct answer: 4 groups of 5
1 group of 10 and 2 groups of 5

6 Questions

Q1.
Look at the picture showing plates of slices of cake. How many equal groups are there? There are equal groups.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 4, four
Q2.
Select the statement which matches the picture.
An image in a quiz
3 groups of 8
Correct answer: 8 groups of 3
24 groups of 8
8 groups of 5
Q3.
Complete the sentence. There are slices of cake in each group.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 2, two
Q4.
Which image shows 4 groups of 3?
Correct answer: Set A
Set B
Q5.
Use the image to select the correct statement.
An image in a quiz
There are 6 groups of 2 pencils.
Correct answer: There are 2 groups of 6 pencils.
There are 6 groups of 6 pencils.
Q6.
Which of these could be shown by this collection of presents?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: 4 equal groups of 4
4 equal groups of 5
5 equal groups of 5
Correct answer: 2 equal groups of 8
Correct answer: 8 equal groups of 2