Explain that objects can be shared equally

I can share objects equally between a number of things.

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Explain that objects can be shared equally

I can share objects equally between a number of things.

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Key learning points

Objects can be shared into a number of groups.
The division symbol is used to represent sharing.

Keywords

Share - Share means to split into parts.
Equally - Equally means having exactly the same amount or value.

Common misconception

Pupils may find it challenging to represent sharing problems with a division equation.

Continually describe what each number represents in any division equation. Examples on slides 11-13. It's important that pupils do not over generalise this to all division problems (e.g. in grouping problems, the divisor is the size of each group).

Pupils will find it helpful to use counters or cubes to represent sharing. As they gain confidence, pupils may use tallying to represent what is being shared, making sure their count stops at the whole. It would be worthwhile introducing tallying before this lesson to support learning within it.

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