Grade 1

What does whole mean in maths?

whole

One complete thing, before it is cut into parts.

For example

Four quarters of the sweetbread put back together make it whole again.

In Grade 1

Children join parts back together to see the whole again, using real things they can hold before any number work begins.

Watch out for

Children often think the whole gets bigger when it is cut into more pieces. The whole stays the same size however many parts you make.

Say it at home

Before you cut anything, hold it up and say this is one whole. Then name the parts as you cut them.

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