Fractions

Counting

Choose random numbers on the 1-100 grid and ask children to start counting from there, saying the next number first.

Number bonds

Show children how to hold up both of their thumbs side by side. Double one is two. Ask children to hold up both thumbs and index fingers. Double two is four. Repeat, showing double 3, 4 and 5. Show me double 2! Now double 4! Double 1! Double 3! Double 5!

Chants/Rhymes/Songs

Sing 10 fat sausages, e.g. this this version from the BBC. Pause after each verse to find half of the numbers of the sausages in the pan.

Story

The Lion's Share: A Tale of Halving Cake and Eating It, Too by Matthew McElligott. An exploration of repeated halving and doubling. Numbers quickly grow to >100, so be prepared to go only as far as your children can cope with…

Exploring and Playing

Variety of play food; plates; small bottles of coloured water, pairs of cups, water tray; pens and mini-world sheep (or other animals); two colours of building bricks, e.g. Lego®.

Active Learning

Pancakes; large biscuits; knives (suitable for children to use); plates and bowls; a selection of foods which can be divided into halves, e.g. cheese sticks/ balls, sandwiches, mini-pizzas, cakes, biscuits, sausage rolls, an even number of grapes, an even number of raisins; a full set of 0-0 to 6-6 dominoes;single fruits which can be quartered, e.g. bananas, apples, strawberries, and numbers of fruits which can be quartered, e.g. 8 strawberries, 12 grapes, 16 satsuma segments.

Creating and Thinking Critically

Cups and a variety of different-shaped containers; number cards (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12), 'Squabbling squirrels' (see resources); 12 acorns (or cubes); snake outlines divided into four sections; green and yellow paint and brushes; paper plates; crayons; pizza pictures.