Starter quiz
- What number comes next in the sequence? 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ______
- '14' ✓
- Half of 20 is ______
- '10' ✓
- Half of 22 is ______
- '11' ✓
- Match the statements to find half of each number.
- Half of 12 is equal to⇔6 ✓
- Half of 14 is equal to⇔7 ✓
- Half of 40 is equal to⇔20 ✓
- Half of 20 is equal to⇔10 ✓
- Find the missing factor is this equation. ______ × 2 = 26
- '13' ✓
- There are 18 socks in a drawer. How many pairs of socks can be made? ______ pairs
- 7
- 8
- 9 ✓
- 10
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Exit quiz
- ‘Dividing something by 2 is the same as halving.’ Is this true or false?
- True ✓
- False
- Match the missing numbers to make the equation correct.
- 16 ÷ 2 =⇔8 ✓
- 12 ÷ 2 =⇔6 ✓
- 14 ÷ 2 =⇔7 ✓
- 18 ÷ 2 =⇔9 ✓
- Half of 24 is ______
- '12' ✓
If there were 20 litres of water in a bucket, and half of it was poured out. How much water would still be in the bucket?- 20 litres
- 10 litres ✓
- 40 litres
- 5 litres
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- There are 12 shoes in the cloakroom. If they pair them up, how many pairs of shoes will there be? Which equation represents this question?
- 2 ÷ 12 = ___
- 12 ÷ 2 = ___ ✓
- 12 ÷ 12 = ___
- 14 ÷ 2 = ___
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- Which of these problems could halving be used to solve?
- Sofia has 12 pencils and she shares them equally between 2 pots ✓
- Sofia puts 12 pencils into groups of 4
- Sofia puts 15 pencils into groups of 5
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Halving is dividing into two equal parts.
- Halving is the same as dividing by 2
- Halving can be used for a division equation where 2 is the divisor.
- We can use known halving facts when the divisor is 2
Common misconception
Children may make errors when halving 2-digit numbers.
Recap strategies for halving from previous units prior to the lesson so that the process of halving numbers does not take over the focus of this lesson.
Keywords
Divisor - The divisor is what we are dividing by.
Half/ halving - One of two equal parts of a whole. / To divide into two equal parts.
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