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Week 03 · Divide: share and group

Monday

Fair shares
// Fair shares and equal groups
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Fair shares

Lucy the Ladybug waves from her big daisy.

"I picked 18 daisies for my 3 best friends," she says.

"I want everyone to feel happy, so the shares must be fair."

Bennie the Bear sets out 3 flat stones, one for each friend.

"Let us deal the daisies one at a time," he says.

"Then we can see how many each friend gets."

Learn it: share equally

Lucy has 18 daisies and 3 friends.

She gives one daisy to each friend, again and again.

When all 18 are gone, each friend has 6.

Three groups with 6 dots in each group

We write 18 ÷ 3 = 6.

We say "18 divided by 3 equals 6."

18 is the total, 3 is the number of shares.

The quotient, 6, tells how many in each share.

HOW MANY IN EACH SHARE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Three equal groups with six dots in each group18 ÷ 3 = ?
Four equal groups with three dots in each group12 ÷ 4 = ?
Two equal groups with five dots in each group10 ÷ 2 = ?
Six equal groups with four dots in each group24 ÷ 6 = ?
SHARE THE DAISIES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A flowerLucy shares 15 daisies with 3 friends. How many does each friend get?
An appleBennie puts 20 apples into 4 baskets equally. How many in each basket?
A berryTwo friends share 16 berries fairly. How many berries each?
Five friends share 30 stickers fairly. How many stickers each?
NAME THE PARTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
In 18 ÷ 3 = 6, what is the quotient?
In 24 ÷ 6 = 4, what is the total we share?
In 20 ÷ 4 = 5, how many shares are there?
SentenceTrue or false?
18 ÷ 3 = 6?
12 ÷ 4 = 4?
30 ÷ 5 = 6?
16 ÷ 2 = 6?
WHY THIS EXERCISE12 ÷ 4 = 3, and 16 ÷ 2 = 8.
SHARE 18 DAISIES WITH 3 FRIENDS
  • Think about how Lucy shares.
  • Tap the steps in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
Count out 12 spoons, socks or blocks.
Share them fairly into 3 piles, one at a time.
How many are in each pile?
Say the division: 12 divided by 3.
On paper, share 15 dots fairly into 3 circles. Write the division.

Lovely sharing! Tomorrow we make equal groups another way.