An example of the 4C Method

 

Topic;   Colouring a half

 

Text Box: Copy Teacher draws a simple rectangle 1x2 on the board. Children copy. Teacher shades half and writes ½ . Children copy. Teacher does two more examples which children copy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continue/Complete

 

Teacher draws some more rectangles and

children to copy , divide in half and colour

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Create

 

Children are challenged to draw their own

rectangles and shade half

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Collect

 

Children bring examples of their work  and draw them on the board

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Two possible developments of this lesson

One teacher then used this to develop the concept of ½ of.

Children used the squares to find to draw shapes with different numbers

of squares and then coloured half. The results of all the work

were written up by the children ½ of 4 = 2  , ½ of 16 = 8 etc

and later ½ of 9 = 4 ½

 

 

 

 

 

Another teacher challenged the children to find all possible ways

of dividing the 2x3 rectangle in half.