Sharing and grouping

For grown-ups: this lesson in words

Year 2 · Maths

Sharing and grouping: I can share, make groups and choose × or ÷.

1. Here are 8 apples to share.

   Share them onto 2 plates, one at a time.

   Each plate has 4. The shares are equal.

   Picture: 8 apples. They are shared equally onto two plates, 4 on each plate. 4 each.

2. 8 apples in 2 equal parts. Each part is 4.

   8 ÷ 2 = 4

   The ÷ sign means divided by, or shared.

   Picture: A bar model: the whole, Apples, 8, is split into 2 equal parts: 4 and 4.

3. Your turn: 6 cupcakes, shared onto 2 plates. How many on each plate?

   Picture: 6 cupcakes. They are shared equally onto two plates.

   Choose one:

   • 2
   • 3
   • 6

   Answer

   The answer: 3

   6 ÷ 2 = 3. Each plate has 3.

   Picture: 6 cupcakes. They are shared equally onto two plates, 3 on each plate. 3 each.

Words to know

share:

Give out one at a time, so each one gets the same.

group:

Put things together. Groups of 3 have 3 in each.

divided by:

Shared into equal parts. We write it with the ÷ sign.

times:

Equal groups put together. We write it with the × sign.

altogether:

All of them, counted together.