Wednesday's maths
Date: 29th Apr 2020 @ 1:43pm
Hello,
Today we are going to focus on halving . Can you remember what halving is? When you halve an amount or cut something into half, what do you do? What happens?
Don't worry if you have forgotton. Have a look at the following links to help you remember.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVaxiJB6Fls
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p017kztf
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z6bq6sg
Challenge 1
1. Half of 4 2. Half of 6 3. Half of 10 4. Half of 12 5. Half of 18 6. Half of 2
Challenge 2- True of False
1. Half of 4 is 2 2. Half of 6 is 4 3. Half of 10 is 7 4. Half of 12 is 6 5. Half of 8 is 4
6. Half of 20 is 10 7 Half of 16 is 9 8. Half of 18 is 9. Half of 40 is 20 10. Half of 2 is 1
Challenge 3
1. Miss wolfenden bought 12 cakes. She shared the cakes with her sister so that they both had half the amount. How many cakes did they each have?
2. Madeleine was waiting for 10 hair bobbles to arrive through the post. She opened up the box and only found half of the amount had been delivered. How many did she get?
3. 14 children wanted to go to the zoo only half of the children were allowed to go. How many went?
4. Hassan had 10 sausages on the plate. His dog ate half. How many did he have left?
5. There were 8 fish fingers . Jack and Kirsty made a fish finger sandwich, sharing the fish fingers equally. How many fish fingers did Jack have on his sandwich?
Thanks
Miss Wolfenden and Miss Riley