Y2 Maths

Find a Half Lesson

This Year 2 Find a Half lesson covers the prior learning of halving objects, before moving onto the main skill of finding half of a quantity.

The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.

 

National Curriculum Objectives
Mathematics Year 2: (2F1b) Write simple fractions for example, 1/2 of 6 = 3

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of halving objects, before moving onto the main skill of find a half. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

PowerPoint from the old Resource Pack
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Modelling PowerPoint

Modelling PowerPoint

This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

This Find Half Video Tutorial helps develop children’s understanding of halves.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This Year 2 Find a Half lesson covers the prior learning of halving objects, before moving onto the main skill of finding half of a quantity.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Recognise and Find Half Game aims to support pupils’ knowledge of fractions.

2 Practical Activities

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Supporting Activity

Supporting Activity

This the find a half supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.

2 Varied Fluency

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Woksheet

Woksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Find a Half Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of fractions.

2 Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This find a half extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the find a half lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of find a half.

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Find a Half Maths Challenge checks pupils’ understanding of finding half of different numbers and representations.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

2 Additional Activities

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

These Fractions worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 2 Spring Block 4.

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Spring week 11 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets