5 min · Age 7-8
Making equal groups
How many groups fit?
Grouping division asks a different question with the same numbers: twelve items, three in each bag — how many bags? Children who only know sharing get stuck here, so both meanings need to be taught explicitly. Typically ages seven to eight.
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18 Yazies into pairs
Group of 2 = a pair.
9 pairs
Eighteen Yazies. We put them in groups of two. How many groups?
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Write it
18 ÷ 2 = 9
Eighteen divided by two is nine. Nine groups of two make eighteen.
What parents should watch for
- Sharing into three groups when the question asked for groups of three.
- Not connecting grouping to repeated subtraction or to skip counting.
- Giving the size of the group as the answer instead of the number of groups.
- Failing to link 12 ÷ 3 = 4 back to 3 × 4 = 12.
Practise it in Yaze
Land 43 · Sharing Shores — 10 levels for ages 6–8 in the multiplication & division strand.
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Play Sharing Shores in the Yaze Adventure Map — games built on this exact skill.
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