Level 1 · Mathematics M1.4

Fair shares and halves

Share things fairly, and find a half and a quarter.

Planned. This book is not written yet. Below is its plan, which a teacher can already use.

You are ready for this book if

You can count out 12 beans and check that you have 12.

The plan

  1. M1.4.1 Fair shares
    • Share up to 12 things fairly, giving one at a time
    • Say if a share is fair or not fair
  2. M1.4.2 Half of a shape
    • Fold a paper shape into two equal halves
    • Tell two equal halves from two parts that are not equal
    • Show where to cut a flat bread into halves
  3. M1.4.3 Half of a group
    • Find half of a group of up to 20 things
    • Say that two halves make one whole
  4. M1.4.4 Quarters
    • Fold a paper square into four equal quarters
    • Find a quarter of a group of 8 or 12 things
  5. M1.4.5 Writing 1/2 and 1/4
    • Read and write 1/2 and 1/4
    • Show that two quarters make one half
    • Count in halves: half, one, one and a half, two

For parents and teachers

Level 1 fits learners who can already: listen to a story. count a few things. In many schools that is about 5 to 7, but start wherever the learner is.

Strand: Fractions and ratio. Written and drawn by attnom. Free to read, print and share.