Solve a variety of division problems, explaining understanding | Maths

Starter quiz

Jun uses skip counting to share 15 nuts between 5 mice. Use his count to help you work out how many nuts each mouse gets.

2

3 ✓

4

5
14 biscuits shared between 2 dogs is equal to ______ biscuits each.

'7' ✓
50 fish are shared equally between 10 penguins. Each penguin gets ______ fish.

'5' ✓
5 dogs share 25 biscuits between them. Each dog gets ______ biscuits.

'5' ✓
Bamboo comes in bunches of 10 10 pandas share 6 bunches of bamboo. Each panda gets ______ pieces of bamboo.

'6' ✓
Complete the division equation to describe how Aisha shared the counters. 30 ÷ 5 = ______

'6' ✓

Exit quiz

Jun counts 50 legs. How many crabs are there? How would you solve this problem?

Skip count in 2s

Skip count in 5s

Skip count in 10s ✓
Jun counts 45 legs. How many seastars are there? How would you solve this problem?

Skip count in 2s

Skip count in 5s ✓

Skip count in 10s
A seastar has 5 legs. Jun counts 45 legs. There are ______ seastars.

'9' ✓
50 fish divided equally between 10 penguins is equal to ______ fish each.

'5' ✓
Some raccoons share 40 strawberries equally and get 10 each. There are ______ raccoons.

'4' ✓
10 mice share some nuts equally and get 7 nuts each. There are ______ nuts.

'70' ✓

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Key learning points

It is important to identify the whole in a division problem.
Skip counting in equal steps can solve a sharing or grouping problem.
In a grouping problem, the whole is divided by the size of each group.
In a sharing problem, the whole is divided by the number of groups.

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle to identify grouping and sharing structures.

Model the problem visually, using manipulatives such as cubes, counters and numbers lines. Alongside this, present these problems as division equations, discussing with the pupils what each number means.

Keywords

Equal - Equal means having exactly the same amount or value.
Group - A group is a collection of objects or images.
Share - Share means to split into parts.