Division Is SharingTwo ways to read a division, and why both give the same…3rd GradeSHARING12 ÷ 3 = share 12 between 3How many does each one get?Deal them out one at a time3 plates, 12 biscuits → 4 eachYou know the number of groupsGROUPING12 ÷ 3 = how many 3s in 12?How many groups can you make?Keep taking 3 away until noneleftBags of 3 from 12 → 4 bagsYou know the size of each groupTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSBoth give 4. Which story you tell depends on whether you know thenumber of groups or the size of them.Every division is a multiplication in disguise: 12 ÷ 3 = 4 because 4× 3 = 12.Division Is Sharingwww.littleactivity.com

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Math · 3rd Grade

Division Is Sharing

Two ways to read a division, and why both give the same answer.

How to use it

Act it out with counters both ways. The two stories feel different; the answer does not.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
3rd Grade
Ages
8–9
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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