Explain that objects can be grouped equally | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which numbers are a multiple of 2?

7

10 ✓

12 ✓

15
Which numbers are a multiple of 5?

10 ✓

12

15 ✓

18
There are 3 pairs of shoes. How many shoes are there altogether? ______ shoes

'6' ✓
There are 3 hands. How many fingers are there altogether? ______ fingers

'15' ✓
There are 6 pairs of socks. How many socks are there altogether? ______ socks

'12' ✓
Jun has three 10 p coins. How much money does Jun have in total? ______ p

'30' ✓

Exit quiz

Look at the counters. How many counters are there in each group? ______

'2' ✓
Look at the bar model. How many groups of 4 does it represent? ______

'2' ✓
Look at the equation. Match each number with what it tells us.

10

⇔

whole ✓

2

⇔

number of groups ✓

5

⇔

size of each group ✓
6 is equal to ___

6 × 1 ✓

2 × 3 ✓

1 × 8

4 x 2
12 is equal to ______ groups of 2

'6' ✓
15 is equal to ______ groups of 5

'3' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Objects can be divided into groups with the same number in each group. This shows ___ groups with ___ in each group.
The stem sentence ___ is equal to ___ groups of ___ can be used to describe this.
Equal grouping can be recorded with a multiplication equation.

Common misconception

Pupils may misinterpret the 'number of groups' and 'the size of each group' when reading multiplication equations.

Emphasise the order of multiplication equations, referring to these as '___ groups of ___: there are ___ groups with ___ in each group'. Reinforce this with visual representations such as counters and bar models.

Keywords

Equal - Equal means to have exactly the same amount or value.
Group - A group is a collection of objects or images.