This two-week unit introduces students to a half as 2 equal parts of a whole and the use of symbols as efficient communication for mathematical ideas. Students are provided opportunities to:
recognise 2 equal parts of a linear model
find and describe the halfway point in a length
investigate and form equal groups by sharing concrete materials.
Before engaging in these teaching and learning activities, students would benefit from prior experience with:
subitising small quantities
distributing quantities into smaller groups and recognising whether they are equal or not
recognising numerals zero to twenty as representations of quantities.