Multiplication and division - Divide with remainders activity - Presentation

In this engaging mathematics lesson, students are introduced to the concept of division with remainders through practical activities. The lesson utilises a character named Tia and her collection of marbles to illustrate the process of dividing objects into equal groups and identifying any leftovers, or remainders. For example, when Tia divides her 9 marbles into jars with 2 marbles each, she fills 4 jars and has 1 marble left over, which is expressed mathematically as 9 ÷ 2 = 4 remainder 1. The activities progressively increase in complexity, with Tia grouping her marbles into different numbers of jars and students calculating the resulting remainders.

Further exercises involve a character named Esin, who has 13 counters to arrange into equal groups. Students explore various grouping possibilities and determine the remainders for each. For instance, when Esin arranges her counters into groups of 2, she forms 6 groups with 1 counter remaining, which is represented as 13 ÷ 2 = 6 r 1. The lesson also includes a problem-solving activity where students use clues to deduce the total number of counters based on the remainders left when grouped into 5s and 8s. The lesson culminates in independent work where students write calculations, complete sentence stems, and show their working out to demonstrate their understanding of division with remainders.