Multiplication and division - Make equal groups grouping and sharing activity - Presentation

This set of teaching slides is designed to help Year 6 students understand the concepts of multiplication and division through the activities of grouping and sharing. The lesson begins with a discussion about the differences between these two methods. Students are encouraged to think about how Tia can divide 10 counters by sharing them into 2 equal groups, resulting in 5 counters in each group. The lesson further explores the concept of grouping by asking how Tia would divide the same 10 counters into groups of 2, again concluding that there would be 5 groups. This illustrates that both sharing and grouping can yield the same result in division.

Further activities challenge students to apply their understanding of grouping to different scenarios. For instance, Zach has 6 counters and needs to make 2 groups, leading to the division calculation of 6 divided by 3, which equals 2 groups. Rosie has 20 sweets and is tasked with determining how many groups she can make if she divides the sweets into groups of 10, 5, 4, 2, and 1, with corresponding answers. The lesson also introduces using a number line as a visual aid to help students understand grouping, where they can 'jump' in increments to reach the total amount and find the number of groups. This interactive approach is designed to solidify the students' understanding of division through practical and relatable examples, culminating in independent work where students use number lines to complete division calculations and reflect on the jumps and amounts they used.