In maths this week, we’ve been learning about what it means to have a whole group.
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First, we looked at trays of cakes. If all the spaces are full, we know we’ve got the whole group.
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Then, we noticed that a whole group doesn’t have to look exactly the same. A box of eggs with different colours is still a whole group if none are missing.
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Next, we learned about not whole. If something is missing, like a cake from the tray, it isn’t the whole group anymore.
The children have been brilliant at explaining their thinking using stem sentences:
“This is a whole group of ___ because…”
“This is not a whole group of ___ because…”
This is a whole group because all the seats have children sitting in them.
There’s 1 missing. It’s not a whole group.
Help at home by exploring groups of objects:
- At the table, ask your child if the cutlery is a whole group or if something is missing.
- Look in the fridge: is the egg box full? If not, how many are missing?
- When tidying toys, count if you have the whole set.