Summary
In “A Game of Two Halves,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about splitting into halves. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
A half is one of two equal parts -- both parts have to be exactly the same size to be fair.
- What got split into two halves in the episode?
- How do you know the two halves are equal?
- What does it look like if the parts are NOT fair?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: half, two equal parts, fair, share, whole.
Try it: Fold a paper strip into two equal halves, then split 8 counters fairly between two people.