Get the bean bag

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Investigate and form equal groups by sharing

Distribute a group of familiar objects into smaller groups and recognise whether the number in each group is equal or not
Group and share concrete materials by distributing objects one by one or using another method

Record grouping and sharing

Record grouping and sharing using drawings, words and numerals, and explain their thinking (Reasons about relations)

Coloured drawing of students playing 'Get the bean bag'.

Equipment

Marker cones
Bean bags (allow 6 per student)
Workbook and pencil or whiteboard and marker

Activity set-up

Set up playing area (25m x 25m)
Place bean bags scattered at one end of the playing area.
Form student pairs
Students line up at opposite end.

How to play

The aim of this game is to collect 6 bean bags and share them into 2 equal groups. Players run to steal one bean bag at a time. The winner is the first player to increase their total to 6 and share the beanbags into 2 equal groups. Can be an individual or team activity.

Players take it in turns with their partner to run to the end to collect one bean bag at a time.
When the team has collected 6 bean bags, they share them into 2 equal groups.
Students record grouping and sharing using drawings, words and numerals in their workbook or on whiteboard.
Play again and ask students to make 3 equal groups.

Variations

Change the number of bean bags to share.
Change the number of hoops to share between.
Increase or decrease size of playing area.

Forming groups