Grade 2

What is a half?

half

One of two equal parts of a whole.

For example

Cut the pawpaw down the middle and each piece is a half.

In Grade 2

Children fold paper and share real food into two matching pieces before they write the word half or its symbol.

Watch out for

Children often call the bigger of two pieces the half. Both pieces must be exactly the same size to be halves.

Say it at home

When you split something, ask whether both pieces really match before calling them halves.

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