Partition the numbers one to five in a systematic way | Maths

Starter quiz

Is 5 the whole or a part?
- Whole ✓
- Part
Is 4 the whole or a part?
- Whole
- Part ✓
What is the whole?
- 2
- 3
- 4 ✓
What is the missing part?
- 1 ✓
- 2
- 3
Which part-part-whole model is showing Sam’s counters correctly partitioned?
Which part-part-whole model is showing Alex’s counters correctly partitioned?

Look at the wholes in these pictures. Which is the odd one out?
Sam has 3 counters, and Alex has 1 counter. Which part-part-whole model is showing their counters?
Sam has 3 counters, and Alex has 2 counters. Which part-part-whole model is showing their counters?
Which part-part-whole model matches the top row of the table?
Which picture would come next if working in a systematic order?
Which number is missing in the table?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 4
- 5

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When using patterns to identify combinations, it will be easy to make errors in recording.

Spend time exploring the value of recording combinations within a simple table. Encourage checking, e.g. the amount of counters totals 5.

Partition - Partition means to split up a whole into parts.
Part-part-whole model - A part-part-whole model is a pictorial representation that shows the whole and its parts.
Combination - Any way two or more parts can be put together.
Working systematically - Having an order to the way we work, identifying and using patterns.
Table - A way of showing information (such as numbers and descriptions), arranged in rows and columns.