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Equal Sharing and Grouping

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Equal Sharing and Grouping

Equal Sharing and Grouping

Children sharing toys equally

🍪 Part 1: Equal Sharing Problems

1. Sarah has 12 biscuits to share equally between 3 friends. How many biscuits will each friend get?

Each friend gets _____ biscuits.

Number sentence: 12 ÷ 3 = _____

2. There are 16 apples to share equally between 4 children. Draw circles to show how you would share them.

Each child gets _____ apples.

3. Circle the correct answer: If 20 lollies are shared equally between 5 people, how many lollies does each person get?

3 lollies

4 lollies

5 lollies

6 lollies

🎯 Part 2: Making Equal Groups

4. You have 15 marbles. How many groups of 5 can you make? Draw your groups below.

I can make _____ groups of 5.

Number sentence: _____ × 5 = 15

5. There are 18 pencils. Group them into sets of 6. How many groups will you have?

I will have _____ groups.

6. Which of these show equal groups? Check all that apply:

3 groups with 4 items each

2 groups with 5 items and 1 group with 3 items

4 groups with 2 items each

1 group with 6 items and 1 group with 4 items

🔢 Part 3: Skip Counting and Number Patterns

7. Complete the skip counting patterns:

Counting by 2s: 2, 4, 6, _____, _____, 12, _____, 16

Counting by 3s: 3, 6, _____, 12, _____, 18, _____

Counting by 5s: 5, 10, _____, 20, _____, 30

8. Match the sharing problem with the correct number sentence:
1. 8 toys shared by 2 children
2. 3 groups of 4 stickers
3. 15 books shared by 5 students
A. 3 × 4 = 12
B. 15 ÷ 5 = 3
C. 8 ÷ 2 = 4

🎨 Part 4: Create Your Own Problems

9. Draw a picture showing equal sharing. Write a number sentence to match your picture.

My number sentence: ________________

10. Create your own grouping problem using the numbers 12 and 3. Draw and solve it.

My problem: _________________________________________________

Answer: ________________

11. Explain why sharing equally is fair. Give an example from your own life.

🏆 Part 5: Challenge Questions

12. Tom has 24 toy cars. He wants to put them in boxes with 6 cars in each box. How many boxes does he need?

Tom needs _____ boxes.

13. Circle the problems that show equal sharing:

10 lollies shared between 2 friends (5 each)

9 stickers shared between 3 children (one gets 4, two get 2 each)

14 blocks shared between 7 students (2 each)

14. If you have 21 counters and want to make groups of 7, how many groups can you make? Show your working.

I can make _____ groups of 7.

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