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Division Lesson1
Division Lesson1
STRATEGIES
Multiplication facts
Skip counting
Equal groups
Repeated subtraction
30 divided by 5
Which strategy will you use?
Herding sheep
The farmer (teacher) to call out how many groups of sheep (students) is
needed. The sheep must then get themselves into equal groups, if there are
any remainders they can go to the sheering shed (an allocated space).
REMAINDERS GAME
In partners, start with 30 blocks
Take it in turns to roll the die, that number becomes your
divisor (e.g. 30 divided by 4)
Split into equal groups using your whiteboard.
If there are any remainders, the player keeps those
blocks.
The winner is the player with the most blocks at the end.