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Division as equal sharing

CONCEPTUAL
Mathematics›Multiplication & Division|Ages 4—6|ID: mt_LpSuPgL31x

Understand division as sharing equally into groups or as grouping (how many groups of a given size can be made)

Mastery Evidence

  • Share 10 counters equally between 2 plates
  • Group 12 objects into sets of 3 and count 4 groups
  • Use concrete objects to solve 'How many groups of 2 in 8?'

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] has 12 grapes to share equally between 3 friends, can they work out that each friend gets 4 — and explain what they did?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Maths/Y1/MD/1The national curriculum in England
Solve one-step multiplication and division problems

Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher.

Mathematics · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites1

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  • Subtraction as taking away or separating hard

    Division as equal sharing/grouping requires understanding subtraction as taking away/separating

    • How Many in Total? hard

      Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)

      • One-to-one counting hard

        Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'

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