Here’s something you can do if you want to learn about finding half. To understand that half can be arranged non symmetrically You need…. A partner to work with A square or a rectangle of squared paper 2 crayons that are different colours (one each) Now take it in turns to colour a square each! Click to see how to do it.

What is half of 12? How many squares are we starting with? Remember to take it in turns to colour a square!

Is it still half? How do you know? Let’s see if we can colour half a different way! Remember to take it in turns to colour a square! I’m sure you can think of lots of different ways. You can even use a larger or smaller piece of squared paper.