Fractions • Equal parts · Thinking deeper
Half a mural
Colour exactly half of a 4 × 4 grid in three different ways. Explain how you know each is half.
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What this explores
Equivalent representations of one half. Eight of sixteen equal squares represents one half regardless of where those squares lie. Encourage students to compare connected and scattered patterns.
A starting nudge
How many equal squares are there altogether? A half does not have to be one connected block.
Take it further
Can you make one design with a line of symmetry and another without one?
For teachers
Ask students to compare strategies and explain what makes their response valid. These difficulty bands are provisional, not verified curriculum or year-level alignments.
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