Wednesday

Maths Starter

 

Can you complete the subtraction number sentences?

Use objects or a number line to help you.

 

8 -  2=

6 -  3=

7 - 4 =

10 - 5= 

11 - 4 =

Activity

Today we are going to think about halving amounts of objects. To halve a group of objects exactly, they must be put into 2 equal groups.

 

Here are 6 sweets.

 

Can you share the sweets onto 2 plates?

How many sweets are there on each plate?

 

 

 

So half of 6 is:_____

 

You can practise this activity for different amounts. You could use cubes, buttons, or sweets.

You can either upload a photo of your activities on the blog, or draw your groups filling out the sentence:

 

Half of ____ is____

 

 

Less challenging activity