Explain that a whole can be split into parts | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the words to the definitions.
- whole
  
  ⇔
  
  All of something. Complete. ✓
- not whole
  
  ⇔
  
  Not all of something. Some of the whole is missing. ✓
- part
  
  ⇔
  
  A piece or section of a whole. ✓
Which of these are true?
- Split means to break a whole into parts. ✓
- Split means to put the parts together to make a whole.
- Combine means to break a whole into parts.
- Combine means to put the parts together to make a whole. ✓
Which part is missing from this whole?
Izzy thinks that an apple can only be split into two parts. Is Izzy right?
- Yes
- No ✓
- We can't tell
Can these parts combine to make a whole?
- Yes ✓
- No
- We can't tell.
Can these parts combine to make a whole?
- Yes
- No ✓
- We can't tell

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Children may think that smaller wholes are only a part and that parts all have to look the same.

Use a variety of real objects to demonstrate wholes and parts split and combined in different ways.