Identify how many equal parts a whole has been divided into
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify how many equal parts a whole as been divided into.
Key learning points
- The whole has been divided into __ equal parts.
- The whole can be one shape or a group of objects.
- A whole can be divided into equal parts in different ways.
Keywords
Whole - The whole is all the parts or everything, the total amount.
Part - A part is some of the whole.
Equal - We say that two or more things are equal if they have the same quantity or value.
Unequal - We say that two or more things are unequal if they do not have the same quantity or value.
Common misconception
Children may have difficulty identifying the number of parts when dealing with cardinality and quantity. For example, dividing a class up into equal groups.
Use a bar model to show a number of children being divided into equal parts. The bar model will then link to the paper strips in the slides.
Teacher tip
The focus of this lesson should be on pupils creating their own representations and sharing and discussing these. Allow plenty of time in lesson for pupils to be creative and identify equal parts of different wholes.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which set has an odd number of counters?
Q2.How many counters in the array?
Q3.Look at the sequence of months. Which season is missing?
Q4.How many intervals has the line been split up into?
Q5.What is 12 divided by 2? Use your times tables facts
Q6.What is 12 divided by 4? Use your times tables facts.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these wholes has been divided into equal parts?
Q2.Look at the picture. What’s the whole?
Q3.Look at the image. What's the whole?
Q4.How many equal parts has this whole been divided into?
Q5.How many equal parts has this whole been divided into?
Q6.Which of these wholes has been divided into 6 equal parts?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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