Explain the relationship between division expressions and division stories
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a division story to write a division expression.
Key learning points
- Dividing into equal groups can be recorded as a division expression.
- 8 divided into groups of 2 can be recorded as 8 ÷ 2
- The whole can be divided by the number of objects in each group.
Keywords
Division - Division means splitting into equal parts or groups.
Expression - An expression is a group of numbers and symbols without an equals sign.
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.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to use manipulatives (e.g. counters or Base 10 blocks) to act out the division stories. They do not need to find the number of groups but should begin to understand division as splitting into equal groups or parts. Some stories are written in reverse to secure understanding.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Look at the counters. How many counters are there in each group? counters
Q2.Look at the counters. How many equal groups are there? groups
Q3.Look at the equation. Match each number with what it tells us.
whole
number of groups
size of each group
Q4.4 is equal to ___
Q5.6 is equal to 2 groups of
Q6.14 is equal to 2 groups of
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What number is the whole?
10 is divided into groups of 2
Q2.There are 8 cookies. 2 cookies are put into each bag. Which statement matches this story?
Q3.Which symbol is used for division?
Q4.There are 20 cakes. 10 cakes are put into each box. Which division expression matches this story?
Q5.The cakes have been divided into equal groups. What number is missing from the division expression? 20 ÷
Q6.The cakes have been divided into groups. What number is missing from the division expression? ÷ 5
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