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Year 2

Explain the relationship between division expressions and division stories

I can use a division story to write a division expression.

New
New
Year 2

Explain the relationship between division expressions and division stories

I can use a division story to write a division expression.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Dividing into equal groups can be recorded as a division expression.
  2. 8 divided into groups of 2 can be recorded as 8 ÷ 2
  3. The whole can be divided by the number of objects in each group.

Common misconception

Pupils may confuse the size of each group with the number of groups when reading and understanding an expression.

Focus on the whole and dividing this into groups of a certain size, modelling this with visual representations, without discussing the number of groups at this point.

Keywords

  • Division - Division means splitting into equal parts or groups.

  • Expression - An expression is a group of numbers and symbols without an equals sign.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Look at the counters. How many counters are there in each group? counters
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Correct Answer: 3
Q2.
Look at the counters. How many equal groups are there? groups
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Correct Answer: 2
Q3.
Look at the equation. Match each number with what it tells us.
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Correct Answer:12,whole

whole

Correct Answer:2,number of groups

number of groups

Correct Answer:6,size of each group

size of each group

Q4.
4 is equal to ___
4 × 4
Correct answer: 1 × 4
1 × 8
Correct answer: 2 x 2
Q5.
6 is equal to 2 groups of
Correct Answer: 3
Q6.
14 is equal to 2 groups of
Correct Answer: 7

6 Questions

Q1.
What number is the whole? 10 is divided into groups of 2
Correct Answer: 10
Q2.
There are 8 cookies. 2 cookies are put into each bag. Which statement matches this story?
Correct answer: 8 is divided into groups of 2
2 is divided into groups of 8
18 is divided into groups of 2
Q3.
Which symbol is used for division?
+
Correct answer: ÷
×
Q4.
There are 20 cakes. 10 cakes are put into each box. Which division expression matches this story?
Correct answer: 20 ÷ 10
10 ÷ 20
20 − 10
Q5.
The cakes have been divided into equal groups. What number is missing from the division expression? 20 ÷
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Correct Answer: 5
Q6.
The cakes have been divided into groups. What number is missing from the division expression? ÷ 5
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Correct Answer: 15