Maths
Division – making equal groups
This week we are learning about division through making equal groups. We are going to use a more practical approach as this is a very tricky concept.
Look at the pictures below to see that I have used cuddly toys and fruit to model division for you. I collected 4 teddies and 8 bananas. I shared the bananas equally between the 4 teddies. Each teddy got 2 bananas each. Practice sharing objects in your home so that you fully understand the concept of division.
Sharing 8 bananas between 4 teddies
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Here is a Numberjacks video on `Fair Sharing’. This will help you to look at equal groups.
Here are some examples for you to discuss with your child
Example 1 has 10 children altogether and there are going to be 2 children in each group. You then have to circle the children in groups of 2. How many groups are there?
Example 2: Let’s do this together.
I have 12 pens altogether and need to work out how many pen containers I need. Each container needs 3 pens. Can you get 12 pens like me and then put 3 pens in each container? How many containers did i use?
Look at the photos and the explanation below to help you.
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Can your child explain what they have done? Here is an example of an explanation...
"I had 12 pens altogether.
I put the pens into groups of 3.
I needed 4 containers for each group of 3 pens.
There are 4 groups of 3 pens."