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Division Splitting Strategy
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Division Splitting Strategy
🔢 Part 1: Understanding Splitting Strategy
1. Look at this example: 48 ÷ 4 = (40 ÷ 4) + (8 ÷ 4) = 10 + 2 = 12
Circle the correct answer: What does "splitting" mean in division?
Breaking the dividend into smaller, easier parts
Making the divisor bigger
Adding numbers together
Subtracting the divisor
2. Fill in the blanks to complete this splitting example:
36 ÷ 3 = (_____ ÷ 3) + (_____ ÷ 3) = _____ + _____ = _____
✏️ Part 2: Guided Practice
3. Use the splitting strategy to solve 72 ÷ 6. Show your working:
4. Split 84 ÷ 4 using place value (tens and ones). Show your steps:
5. Which of these are good ways to split 63 ÷ 3? Check all that apply:
(60 ÷ 3) + (3 ÷ 3)
(30 ÷ 3) + (33 ÷ 3)
(45 ÷ 3) + (18 ÷ 3)
(50 ÷ 3) + (13 ÷ 3)
🎨 Part 3: Visual Representation
6. Draw a diagram or use a number line to show how you would split 56 ÷ 8:
7. Use base-ten blocks thinking to split 96 ÷ 3. Draw your tens and ones:
🧠 Part 4: Problem Solving
8. Sarah has 75 stickers to share equally among 5 friends. Use the splitting strategy to find how many stickers each friend gets:
9. A baker has 84 muffins to pack into boxes of 6. Use splitting to find how many boxes he needs:
10. Match each division problem with the best splitting strategy:
1. 68 ÷ 4
2. 90 ÷ 5
3. 42 ÷ 6
A. (30 ÷ 6) + (12 ÷ 6)
B. (60 ÷ 4) + (8 ÷ 4)
C. (50 ÷ 5) + (40 ÷ 5)
💭 Part 5: Reflection
11. Explain in your own words why the splitting strategy is helpful for division:
12. What is the most important thing to remember when splitting numbers for division?
13. Circle the mathematical vocabulary words you used today:
Divide
Equal parts
Split
Dividend
Tens and ones
Groups
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