Explain what a part-part-whole model is | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Is this the whole group of eight sweets?
- Yes
- No ✓
Is this the whole group of eight sweets?
- Yes ✓
- No
Which part will complete the whole group?
- one car
- two cars
- three cars ✓
- four cars
Which part will complete the whole group?
- one car
- two cars
- three cars ✓
- four cars
Andeep thinks there is more than one possible answer. Is he correct?
- Yes ✓
- No
Izzy thinks there is only one possible answer. Is she correct?
- Yes
- No ✓

Which of these is a part-whole model?
Which is bigger – a part or a whole?
- a part
- a whole ✓
How many cubes are in the whole?
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5 ✓
How many cubes are in each part?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 4
Andeep thinks there is more than one way to partition five cubes. Is he right?
- Yes ✓
- No
Izzy thinks the whole will be six. Is she correct?
- Yes ✓
- No

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Use a variety of contexts to show the whole group partitioned into 2 clearly identifiable parts.
Describe the parts and wholes in full sentences .
A whole group of objects can be composed of 2 or more parts.
Use a part-part-whole diagram to represent the two parts and the whole.
Recognise the whole and the two parts are the same quantity.

When using the part-whole model, children may think that the whole is also one of the parts.

When using the part-whole model, move the objects out of the whole into the parts, and replace the whole with a number.

Whole - All of something. Complete.
Part - A piece of section of a whole.
Split - To break up a whole into parts.
Partition - To break up a whole into parts.
Part-part-whole - A pictorial representation that shows the whole and its parts.