Recap your doubles learning by listening to this 1-12 doubles song. 

Earlier this week you have looked at lots of different ways to explore doubles. The opposite of doubles is halving so let’s begin to introduce this next step. 

Get a grown-up to give you an equal amount of objects up to 10. Have a go at sharing out these objects between you and a family member. The only rule is that each person must have the same amount of objects at the end so that it is fair. Think about how you share them out. Do you say one for me, one for you? Can you see the connection with your doubles learning so you split the amount in half straight away? 

Once you have shared your amount equally, discuss what you notice. Can you spot the double as well as the half? For example… 

If double 5 is 10 then half of 10 is 5! 

You could try more halving throughout the day when sharing out food for your dinner or playing a card game. 

Watch Numberjacks to learn more about halves. Everything keeps getting halved again and again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azVL530KCgA