Determine the Meaning of Halves and Fourths

(G) Partition two-dimensional figures into two and four fair shares or equal parts and describe the parts using words

(H) Identify examples and non-examples of halves and fourths.

(Y1) Recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a whole. (ACMNA016)

1.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of, and quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares. Understand for these examples that decomposing into more equal shares creates smaller shares.