Equally means having exactly the same amount or value.

Use skip counting to solve 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

Skip count to find the group size in 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

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

Jun shares 6 nuts equally between 2 mice. What number completes Jun’s answer? 1 two is 1 each. That’s 2... 2 twos is 2 each. That’s 4...
{{ }} twos is {{ }} each. That’s 6

Jun uses skip counting to share 15 biscuits between 5 dogs. Each dog gets {{ }} biscuits.

Aisha uses skip counting to share 20 nuts between 10 mice. Each mouse gets {{ }} nuts.

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

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

2 dogs share 6 biscuits equally. How many biscuits do they each get?

14 fish are shared equally between 2 penguins. Each penguin gets {{ }} fish.

6 nuts are shared equally between 3 mice. Each mouse gets {{ }} nuts.

10 fish are shared equally between 5 penguins. What number completes the equation? 10 ÷ 5 = {{ }}

20 nuts are shared equally between 5 mice. What number completes the equation? 20 ÷ 5 = {{ }}

Use skip counting to solve a sharing problem

Lesson outcome