Understanding part-part-whole relationships
I can understand the relationship between equations, part-part-whole models and problems they represent.
Understanding part-part-whole relationships
I can understand the relationship between equations, part-part-whole models and problems they represent.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Drawing a part-part-whole model can help you to understand a mathematical story or equation.
- Moving counters or cubes within a part-part-whole model can help you to understand a mathematical story or equation.
- Describing a problem or equation can help you understand it.
- You can tell a story to represent an equation or completed part-part-whole model.
Keywords
Equation - An equation says that two things are equal. It will have an equal sign ( = ) and the expression on either side will have the same value.
Part-part-whole model - This shows how the whole can be partitioned into parts and recombined. It demonstrates the equality between the parts and the whole.
Common misconception
When using part-part-whole models, children may put counters in the parts and whole simultaneously.
Work practically, moving counters to show we can partition the whole into parts and recombine the parts to make the whole again.
To help you plan your year 1 maths lesson on: Understanding part-part-whole relationships, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 1 maths lesson on: Understanding part-part-whole relationships, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Lesson video
Starter quiz
6 Questions
9 + 1 = 10
3 + 7 = 10
9 = 1 + 8
Exit quiz
6 Questions
