Explain that a whole can represent a group of objects | Maths

Starter quiz

How many whole apples are in this group?
- 3
- 4
- 5 ✓
- 6
How many whole pizzas are there here?
- 4
- 5 ✓
- 6
- 7
Is this a whole or a part of a cake?
- whole ✓
- part
Is this a whole or a part of a pizza?
- whole
- part ✓
Alex is trying to make a whole pizza. Which parts could he use?
Sam thinks these parts can be combined to make a whole cake. Is Sam right?
- yes ✓
- no
- we can't tell

Match the words to the definitions.
- whole
  
  ⇔
  
  All of something. Complete. ✓
- part
  
  ⇔
  
  A piece or section of a whole. ✓
- whole group
  
  ⇔
  
  A complete group - none are missing. ✓
Is this the whole group of six eggs?
- yes ✓
- no
Is this the whole group of six cakes?
- yes
- no ✓
Is this the whole group of Sam’s eight cars?
- yes ✓
- no
Is this the whole group of Alex’s ten cars?
- yes
- no ✓
Which pictures shows Sam and Alex’s whole groups of cars?

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Children may not realise that an object can represent a whole as well as a part of a whole group.

Explore real life examples of wholes as individual objects as well as sets of objects, e.g. sweets, eggs, chocolates, pencils in boxes etc.