Division: Whole Number Quotients as Equal Shares

Subject: Math, Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

• Work in collaborative partnerships
• Practice key math vocabulary
• Interpret whole number quotients as a number partitioned into equal shares
• Use real world examples to solve division problems
• Demonstrate their understanding of partitioning whole numbers into equal shares using pictorial representations
• Explain their understanding using an exit ticket to help inform your next instructional steps

Materials Needed:

• Blank paper
• Pencils and crayons/colored pencils
• Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources:

• “Exit Slips” (1 copy per student)
• “Dividing Candy Worksheet ” (1 copy per student)
• “Let’s Be Fair Worksheet” (1 copy per student)

CCSS: 3.OA.A.2, MP.6, SL.3.6