Use skip counting to solve a sharing problem
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use skip counting to solve a sharing problem.
Key learning points
- Skip counting can help to solve a sharing problem.
- The whole is shared equally with one object being given to each group.
- You can describe division problems e.g. 35 fish divided between 5 penguins is equal to 7 fish each.
Keywords
Share - Share means to split into parts.
Equally - Equally means having exactly the same amount or value.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to link sharing problems with a division equation.
Continue to stress that in sharing problems, the divisor represents the 'number of groups'. We are trying to find the 'size of each group'. It is important that pupils do not over generalise this to all division problems.
Teacher tip
In this lesson, pupils learn to share 2, 5 or 10 things at the same time. This leads to use of skip counting on a number line to solve sharing problems. Pupils may need counters, cubes and large number lines to support their thinking in this lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.2 dogs share 6 biscuits equally. How many biscuits do they each get?
Q2.Which problem matches the picture?
Q3.14 fish are shared equally between 2 penguins. Each penguin gets fish.
Q4.6 nuts are shared equally between 3 mice. Each mouse gets nuts.
Q5.10 fish are shared equally between 5 penguins. What number completes the equation? 10 ÷ 5 =
Q6.20 nuts are shared equally between 5 mice. What number completes the equation? 20 ÷ 5 =
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.5 dogs share 10 biscuits equally. How many biscuits do they each get?
Q2.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
Q3.Jun uses skip counting to share 15 biscuits between 5 dogs. Each dog gets biscuits.
Q4.Aisha uses skip counting to share 20 nuts between 10 mice. Each mouse gets nuts.
Q5.14 nuts are shared equally between 2 mice. Each mouse gets nuts.
Q6.25 biscuits are shared equally between 5 dogs. Each dog gets biscuits.
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