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Division – Sharing Equally

Help Year 2 students solve simple division problems by sharing collections of objects equally into groups.

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Learning Intention

Students will share objects equally into groups and explain the result as a division.

Australian Curriculum

AC9M2N05

Multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, arrays and equal sharing.

Teacher Notes

Use counters or drawings. Emphasise “sharing equally” language before introducing the ÷ symbol.

Skills Practised

Equal sharing
Early division
Grouping objects
Mathematical language

Understanding Division as Equal Sharing

Early division can be understood by sharing a collection fairly. If 12 counters are shared between 3 groups, each group should receive the same number. The equal groups help students see what the division number sentence represents.

Try This Strategy

Draw or collect the total number of objects.

Make the required number of equal groups.

Share one object at a time until none remain.

Count each group and record the division sentence.

Quick Self-Check

Check that every group has the same number. If the groups are not equal, the sharing needs to be repeated.