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Half of What??

AS YOU KNOW…

Our alien friends have been coming to Earth a lot lately. And they have noticed something interesting about objects and groups of objects on our planet. Some objects can be cut in half and some objects cannot!

For example… a lightbulb

Can a lightbulb be cut in half? How would the aliens have to deal with an odd number of lightbulbs?

Half of What??
Half of What??

Think about it!

Go through these pictures one at a time. For each one, ask yourself: Can it be cut in half?? Why or why not? How??

And now for a game

First, get a piece of paper.

Half of What??
Half of What??

Go ahead. Get one. And get a pencil, too.

We will wait right here for you 🙂

Set up your paper just like in the picture.

Half of What??

And here is how to play…

Half of What??

STEP 1: Roll two dice. Add the numbers. That is how many objects the aliens found. Write it down.

Half of What??

STEP 2: Roll two dice again! Add the numbers. This number will tell you what object the aliens found. Find it in the chart below and write it!

2

Half of What??

cookie

3

Half of What??

pencil

4

Half of What??

pants

5

Half of What??

lemon

6

Half of What??

dollar bill

7

Half of What??

light bulb

8

Half of What??

toy duck

9

Half of What??

fish bowl

10

Half of What??

straw

11

Half of What??

string

12

Half of What??

sneaker

Here are your dice!

Your sheet might look something like this…

Half of What??