Year 1 · Halves and quarters · Summary
Year 1 Halves and quarters: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 halves and quarters chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Equal parts | The parts are the same size. Check by comparing them side by side. |
| One half | Share a shape or a group into two equal parts. Each part is one half. |
| Half of a group | Share the group into two equal groups. Count the number in one group. |
| One quarter | Share a shape or a group into four equal parts. Each part is one quarter. |
| Quarter of a group | Share the group into four equal groups. Count the number in one group. |
| Compare | Two halves make one whole. Four quarters make one whole. A quarter is smaller than a half. |
Can you…?
- I can say when parts are equal and when they are not
- I can find one half of a shape and say that it is one of two equal parts
- I can find half of a group by sharing it into two equal groups
- I can find one quarter of a shape and say that it is one of four equal parts
- I can find a quarter of a group by sharing it into four equal groups
- I can say which is bigger, one half or one quarter
Key terms
- equal parts
- parts that are the same size
- not equal
- parts that are different sizes
- half
- one of two equal parts; two halves make one whole
- quarter
- one of four equal parts; four quarters make one whole
- whole
- the whole shape or the whole group, before it is shared
- share
- to give out things so that every group or part is the same