Multiplication and division - Divide by 5 - Worksheet

The 'Divide by 5' worksheet is an educational resource designed to enhance fluency and precision in division for students, specifically focusing on dividing numbers by 5. It is part of Lesson 9 in the Multiplication & Division series and aligns with the National Curriculum objective that requires students to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5, and 10 times tables, while also recognising odd and even numbers. To facilitate learning, differentiated sheets and teaching slides are provided as resources, along with key vocabulary such as division, multiplication, grouping, sharing, and calculation. Students are encouraged to use objects or images to represent problems, identify patterns in multiples of 5, and apply their knowledge of the 5 times table to division tasks.

The worksheet includes a variety of exercises to reinforce the concept of dividing by 5, with questions ranging from sharing lollipops among children to distributing bananas to monkeys. Each task requires students to write down the corresponding division calculation, enhancing their understanding of the equals sign, which may appear before or after the calculation. Additionally, the worksheet presents reasoning and problem-solving challenges that involve creating multiplication and division sentences using number cards, determining the number of party jars needed for sweets, and comparing quantities using mathematical symbols. These activities aim to develop children's mathematical reasoning and problem-solving skills, preparing them for working towards, within, and at greater depth levels of understanding.