Identify a whole and the parts that make it up | Maths

Starter quiz

What is the missing label in this bar model?
- 'part' ✓
What is the missing part in this bar model?
- '250' ✓
Which of these show the days of the week in the correct order?
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday
- Saturday, Sunday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday ✓
Tick the flag with vertical stripes.
- Flag A
- Flag B ✓
Put these events in order in a typical day.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Waking up
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Arriving at school
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Eating lunch
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Going to bed
What is the missing part in this bar mdoel?
- '230' ✓

Exit quiz

Fill in the missing part in the bar model below. The whole is a milkshake.
- milkshake
- glass
- straw ✓
- vanilla milkshake
If Europe is the whole, then ______ is part of the whole.
- Europe
- Switzerland ✓
- Australia
- USA
Which of these is incorrect for the statement? If the UK is the whole, then ______ is part of the whole.
- Edinburgh
- Northern Ireland
- Germany ✓
- Cardiff
Which statements are correct?
- If our school is the whole, then my class is part of the whole. ✓
- If our school is the whole, then my house is part of the whole.
- If our school is the whole, then my teacher is part of the whole. ✓
- If our school is the whole, then the hall is part of the whole. ✓
Tick the correct statements.
- If the UK is the whole, then the Blackpool Tower is part of the whole. ✓
- If the UK is the whole, then Europe is part of the whole.
- If the UK is the whole, then Wales is part of the whole. ✓
- If our school is the whole, then Africa is part of the whole.
If the whole is a cheese sandwich, which ingredient is not likely to be a part?
- bread
- butter
- jam ✓
- cheese

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

If __ is the whole then __ is part of the whole.
You know what the whole is and can identify a part of the whole.
The whole can be different in different situations.

Common misconception

Pupils might think that large objects or things such as England cannot be a part of a whole due to its size.

Encourage pupils to work with parts and wholes that they can handle and experience but where parts are large, such as their school or class environment.

Keywords

Whole - The whole is all the parts or everything, the total amount.
Part - A part is some of the whole.