Y2 Maths
This Year 2 Find a Third lesson covers the prior learning of making equal groups through sharing, before moving onto the main skill of finding a third of a group of objects or 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: (2F1a) Recognise, find, name and write fractions 1/3 , 1/4 , 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity
Mathematics Year 2: (2F1b) Write simple fractions for example, 1/2 of 6 = 3
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These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of making equal groups through sharing, before moving onto the main skill of finding a third of a group of objects or a quantity. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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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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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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This Year 2 Find a Third lesson covers the prior learning of making equal groups through sharing, before moving onto the main skill of finding a third of a group of objects or a quantity.
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This Year 2 Make Equal Groups Sharing activity checks pupils' understanding of sharing objects into equal groups.
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This the find a third supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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This Year 2 Find a Third Game is designed to checks pupils' understanding of finding a third of a quantity or group of objects.
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This find a third extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the find a third lesson.
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This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of finding a third of a group of objects or a quantity.
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This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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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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This Year 2 Find a Third Maths Challenge checks pupils' ability to find a third within a problem solving context.
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This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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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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This Spring week 12 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets