Dividing by Sharing - Worksheet

The "Dividing by Sharing" worksheet is an engaging resource designed by Teacher of Primary to help students understand the concept of division through practical examples. The first activity on the worksheet presents a scenario where students are asked to share a number of flowers equally between four vases. They are then prompted to express this sharing as a division sentence, which helps them visualise the division process and calculate the number of flowers that would be in each vase. This method of teaching division through sharing is both interactive and intuitive, making it easier for students to grasp the basic principles of division.

Further exercises on the worksheet continue this theme of sharing, with different objects such as bees, apples, fish, and birds to be distributed amongst various numbers of hives, bowls, fish tanks, and trees, respectively. Each question requires the student to divide the total number of items by the number of groups (e.g., hives or bowls) and write the corresponding division sentence. The worksheet enhances learning by including cut-out pictures that the students can physically manipulate to assist with solving the division problems. This hands-on approach is particularly effective for visual learners and helps to solidify the concept of division by sharing in a fun and interactive way.