🚂 Station 1: Easy Division Stories

1. Read this word problem:

Sarah has 12 stickers. She wants to share them equally among 3 friends. How many stickers will each friend get?

Is division the right operation for this problem?

Yes, because we are sharing equally

No, because we are adding groups

Draw or model your solution using circles and dots:

Explain your thinking:

2. Read this word problem:

There are 15 apples in a basket. The teacher puts 5 apples in each bag. How many bags does she need?

Is division the right operation for this problem?

Yes, because we are making equal groups

No, because we are counting all together

Draw or model your solution:

Write the division number sentence: _____ ÷ _____ = _____

🎯 Station 2: Challenge Division Stories

3. Read this word problem:

There are 14 lollies to share equally among 4 children. How many lollies does each child get? Are there any left over?

What operation will you use?

I will use _________________ because _________________________________

Model your solution with drawings:

Complete: Each child gets _____ lollies. There are _____ left over.

4. Mystery number problem:

Some pencils were shared equally among 3 students. Each student got 4 pencils. How many pencils were there altogether?

Think: What multiplication fact can help you solve this?

_____ × _____ = _____

So the division fact is: _____ ÷ _____ = _____

Explain how multiplication helped you solve this division problem:

🌟 Station 3: Create Your Own

5. Create your own division word problem using these numbers: 18 and 6

Draw a picture to show your problem:

What is the answer to your problem? _____________

6. Reflection: How do you know when to use division in a word problem?

When you need to share things equally

When you need to make equal groups

When you see words like "each" or "per"

When you need to add numbers together

Division Word Problem Stations

Division Word Problem Stations

🚂 Station 1: Easy Division Stories

🎯 Station 2: Challenge Division Stories

🌟 Station 3: Create Your Own

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