Division Demystified: Sharing is Caring!

Mathematics Grades 4th Grade 13:38 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn the basics of division with fun examples! This lesson uses a Homeschool Pop video to explain what division is, how to divide objects into equal groups, and what the quotient means.

Video Resource

Division Practice | Homeschool Pop Math

Homeschool Pop

Duration: 13:38
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Key Concepts

  • Division as equal sharing
  • Dividend, divisor, and quotient
  • Dividing by one

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define division as splitting a number into equal groups.
  • Students will be able to identify the dividend, divisor, and quotient in a division problem.
  • Students will be able to solve basic division problems with divisors up to 5.
  • Students will understand that dividing any number by one results in the same number.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about division. Introduce the concept of sharing equally using real-world examples, like sharing cookies with friends. Then, play the Homeschool Pop video from 0:00 to 1:09. Discuss the cat food example in the video.
  • Guided Practice (15 mins)
    Watch the video from 1:09 to 7:00. After each division problem in the video (6÷6, 9÷3, 10÷2, 12÷4, 20÷5), pause the video and have students work out the problem on their own mini whiteboards or paper. Then, discuss the answer as a class, emphasizing the meaning of the quotient. Reinforce the vocabulary: dividend, divisor, and quotient.
  • Dividing by One (10 mins)
    Watch the video from 3:24 to 5:03. Discuss the concept of dividing by one. Explain that when you divide a number by one, you're putting all of that number into a single group. Have students create their own examples of dividing by one (e.g., 5 ÷ 1 = 5, 10 ÷ 1 = 10).
  • Divisor and Quotient Flip (10 mins)
    Watch the video from 7:51 to 11:04. Explain how flipping the divisor and quotient works. Create practice problems together with the class.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Have students complete the final division problems in the video, or give them additional division problems to solve independently. Circulate to provide support as needed.

Interactive Exercises

  • Sharing is Caring Activity
    Provide students with small manipulatives (e.g., counters, small toys). Give them a division problem (e.g., 12 ÷ 3). Have them physically divide the manipulatives into the correct number of groups to find the quotient.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to divide something?
  • Can you think of a time when you had to divide something equally?
  • What is the difference between the dividend, divisor, and quotient?

Skills Developed

  • Division skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Vocabulary acquisition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to divide?

Correct Answer: To split a number into equal groups

Question 2:

What is the answer to a division problem called?

Correct Answer: Quotient

Question 3:

What is 8 ÷ 1?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 4:

What is 12 ÷ 4?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 5:

If you have 15 cookies and want to share them equally with 3 friends, how many cookies does each friend get?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

In the division problem 10 ÷ 2 = 5, which number is the divisor?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 7:

In the division problem 10 ÷ 2 = 5, which number is the quotient?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 8:

What does the division symbol (÷) mean?

Correct Answer: Divide

Question 9:

If you switch the divisor and the quotient, what happens?

Correct Answer: It's still true!

Question 10:

What is 25 ÷ 5?

Correct Answer: 5

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Division is when we split a number up by a certain ______.

Correct Answer: number

Question 2:

The answer to a division problem is called the ______.

Correct Answer: quotient

Question 3:

Any number divided by _______ is equal to the number itself.

Correct Answer: one

Question 4:

If you have 6 apples and want to divide them between 2 friends, each friend gets ______ apples.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 5:

The total number you are dividing is called the _______.

Correct Answer: dividend

Question 6:

The number of groups you're splitting the total number into is called the _______.

Correct Answer: divisor

Question 7:

14 ÷ 2 = _______

Correct Answer: 7

Question 8:

16 ÷ 4 = _______

Correct Answer: 4

Question 9:

21 ÷ 3 = _______

Correct Answer: 7

Question 10:

9 ÷ 9 = _______

Correct Answer: 1

Educational Standards

4.N.2.1:[Objective] Demonstrate fluency with multiplication and division facts with factors up to 12. 4.N.2.5:[Objective] Use strategies and algorithms (e.g., mental strategies, standard algorithms, partial quotients, repeated subtraction, the commutative, associative, and distributive properties) based on knowledge of place value, equality, and properties of operations to divide a 3-digit dividend by a 1-digit whole number divisor, with and without remainders.

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