Sharing is Caring: Discovering Division!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:42 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn about division with Tim and Moby! Find out how to split things into equal groups and learn the special words we use when we divide.

Video Resource

Division: Understanding Dividends, Quotients, and More | BrainPOP

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Key Concepts

  • Division is splitting into equal groups.
  • The dividend is the number being divided.
  • The divisor is the number of groups you are dividing by.
  • The quotient is the answer to a division problem.
  • Division is related to multiplication.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define dividend, divisor, and quotient.
  • Students will be able to divide a small number of objects into equal groups.
  • Students will be able to relate division to sharing.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they have ever had to share something with friends or family. Discuss how they made sure everyone got a fair share. Introduce the idea that division is a way to make sure everyone gets the same amount.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Watch the BrainPOP video "Division: Understanding Dividends, Quotients, and More." Remind students to pay attention to the words dividend, divisor, and quotient.
  • Vocabulary Review (5 mins)
    After the video, review the terms dividend, divisor, and quotient. Use simple examples like "If we have 6 cookies (dividend) and we want to share them with 2 friends (divisor), how many cookies does each friend get (quotient)?"
  • Hands-On Activity (10 mins)
    Give each student a small bag of manipulatives (e.g., counters, blocks, or candies). Have them practice dividing the manipulatives into equal groups based on your instructions. For example: "Divide 8 counters between 2 people. How many does each person get?"
  • Checking Our Work (5 mins)
    Explain how multiplication can be used to check division. Show how to multiply the quotient by the divisor to see if it equals the dividend. For example: "If 8 divided by 2 is 4, then 4 times 2 equals 8."

Interactive Exercises

  • Sharing Game
    Play a simple sharing game where students take turns dividing a set of objects among a group. For example, use 12 toy cars and have students divide them equally among 3 players.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to divide something?
  • What are some times when you need to share things equally?
  • How can you check your answer when you divide?
  • What is the dividend? What is the divisor? What is the quotient?

Skills Developed

  • Understanding division as equal sharing
  • Identifying the parts of a division problem
  • Relating division to multiplication
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to divide?

Correct Answer: To split into equal groups

Question 2:

If you have 10 cookies and you want to share them with 2 friends, how many cookies does each friend get?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

The number we are splitting up is called the...

Correct Answer: Dividend

Question 4:

The number of groups we are splitting by is called the...

Correct Answer: Divisor

Question 5:

The answer to a division problem is called the...

Correct Answer: Quotient

Question 6:

If 6 divided by 3 is 2, what is the quotient?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 7:

If 6 divided by 3 is 2, what is the divisor?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 8:

If 6 divided by 3 is 2, what is the dividend?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 9:

Division is like...

Correct Answer: Sharing equally

Question 10:

We can check our division answer by using...

Correct Answer: Multiplication

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When we divide, we split things into _______ groups.

Correct Answer: equal

Question 2:

The number we are dividing is called the ________.

Correct Answer: dividend

Question 3:

The number we are dividing by is called the ________.

Correct Answer: divisor

Question 4:

The answer to a division problem is called the ________.

Correct Answer: quotient

Question 5:

If we have 4 apples and 2 friends, each friend gets _______ apples.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 6:

Division is like ________ things with friends.

Correct Answer: sharing

Question 7:

We can check our division answer by using ________.

Correct Answer: multiplication

Question 8:

If 9 divided by 3 is 3, then 3 times 3 equals _______.

Correct Answer: 9

Question 9:

The opposite of addition is subtraction. The opposite of multiplication is ________.

Correct Answer: division

Question 10:

If you have 12 pencils and you want to give 4 pencils to each friend, you can give pencils to _______ friends.

Correct Answer: 3

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6:Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).

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