Halving Shapes and Objects
Let's become shape detectives. We will fold, cut, and colour paper shapes to find the line that divides them into two perfect halves.
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Let's become shape detectives. We will fold, cut, and colour paper shapes to find the line that divides them into two perfect halves.
Key Questions
- Identify the line that cuts a square in half.
- Explain how you can check if you have folded a circle exactly in half.
- Compare two different ways to cut a rectangle in half.
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