Y1

Maths

Find a Half of an Object or a Shape Discussion Problem

Worksheet
Group work
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Get your children all fired up about halves when you download this Year 1 Find a Half of an Object or a Shape challenge activity.

Using the given images, children must use and apply their knowledge and understanding of finding a half of an object or a shape to help them investigate how each of the given shapes could be halved.

Suitable for use as a paired or small group activity, this could also be given as an extension task for home for the more confident children.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity
  • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half]; mass/weight [for example, heavy/light, heavier than, lighter than]; capacity and volume [for example, full/empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; Time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]