Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division - Division using Factors - Starter

In a comprehensive maths session aimed at Year 6 students during the Autumn term, the day's focus is on division using factors as part of their 'Fluent in Four - Revision' series. The lesson starts with a warm-up task where students are challenged to calculate a missing angle, ensuring they apply their understanding of angles within different shapes. The main activity involves filling in a Venn diagram to identify all the factors of two given numbers, which serves as a prelude to performing short division calculations. For example, students explore the expression '31 ones and 5 tens' divided by the product of 3 and 3, reinforcing their skills in numerical operations and division.

The lesson then moves on to a practical application of finding common factors, where students list the factors of 24 and 18 and determine which are shared between the two numbers. This task not only deepens their understanding of factors but also introduces them to the concept of commonality in number properties. Additionally, students are tasked with division problems such as dividing 72 by 9 and working through larger numbers like 8,683 divided by 19 and 4,725 divided by 63. The lesson concludes with students verifying their answers and reflecting on the strategies used to find common factors and perform short division. This structured approach to division and factorisation equips students with essential skills for tackling more complex mathematical problems.