Multiplication and division - Make equal groups sharing - Planning

In a Year 3 mathematics lesson on multiplication and division, the focus is on the concept of making equal groups through sharing. The National Curriculum objectives for this session are to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5, and 10 times tables, as well as to calculate mathematical statements for these operations and write them using the appropriate symbols. The key vocabulary includes terms such as multiplication, division, sharing, equal, groups, and number sentence. The lesson begins with a starter activity that revisits previous learning, where children use concrete manipulatives to divide objects into equal groups, introducing the division symbol and its relationship to multiplication.

During the class teaching input, students engage in a series of activities that help them understand the process of sharing a known quantity into a set number of groups. They learn to write calculations using the division symbol, for example, 12 ÷ 2 = 6. In subsequent activities, students work with bar models to visualize the division of objects into groups and relate it back to multiplication, reinforcing the concept that division is the inverse operation of multiplication. The lesson also includes reasoning and problem-solving exercises, where students apply their understanding to new scenarios. The plenary involves a reflection on what was learned, the skills used, and what to remember for the future. Differentiated sheets are provided for varying levels of proficiency, from working towards the expected level to achieving greater depth, with the latter involving creating their own multiplication and division word problems using the bar model.