Equal means having exactly the same amount or value.

Skip count to find the group size in a sharing problem

Maths

Explain that objects can be grouped equally

Identify and explain when objects cannot be grouped equally

Explain the relationship between division expressions and division stories

Calculate the number of equal groups in a division story

Use knowledge of skip counting and division to solve problems relating to measure

Skip count using the group size to find the number of groups

Explain that objects can be shared equally

Use skip counting to solve a sharing problem

Solve a variety of division problems, explaining understanding

In this unit pupils will explain when objects can and cannot be grouped or shared equally. In the future unit pupils will learn how to find the quotient for 2x 5x 10x tables. They will learn how a division equation with 2 as a divisor is related to halving and each part of a division equation and how they can be interchanged. They will use divisibility rules to solve problems.

In the prior unit pupils learned how a multiplication equation with 2 as a factor related to doubling and how a division equation with 2 as a divisor related to halving. They explained the relationship between factors and products. In this unit pupils will explain when objects can and cannot be grouped or shared equally.

In this unit pupils will use practical resources to model and explain when objects can and cannot be grouped or shared equally. They will then represent practical situations using division expressions and equations.

Introduction to division structures

Jun uses skip counting to share 20 nuts between 5 mice. Use his count to help you work out how many nuts each mouse gets.

12 biscuits shared between 2 dogs is equal to {{ }} biscuits each.

40 fish are shared equally between 10 penguins. Each penguin gets {{ }} fish.

5 dogs share 35 biscuits between them. Each dog gets {{ }} biscuits. 

Bamboo comes in bunches of 10       10 pandas share 3 bunches of bamboo. Each panda gets {{ }} pieces of bamboo.

Complete the division equation to describe how Aisha shared the counters.  10 ÷ {{ }} = 2

2 dogs share 10 biscuits equally. How many biscuits do they each get?

Jun uses skip counting to share 20 fish between 10 penguins. Each penguin gets {{ }} fish.

Aisha uses skip counting to share 30 nuts between 10 mice. Each mouse gets {{ }} nuts.

Jun shares 12 nuts equally between 2 mice. What number completes Jun’s answer?  {{ }} twos is {{ }} each. That’s 12

18 nuts are shared equally between 2 mice. Each mouse gets {{ }} nuts.

30 biscuits are shared equally between 5 dogs. Each dog gets {{ }} biscuits. 

Skip count to find the group size in a sharing problem

Lesson outcome