Sharing with Remainders introduces division as sharing equally. Students share a total between a number of groups one by one, then find how many each group gets and how many are left over (the remainder).
Best for: Years 2 to 3
How to play
Read how many objects there are and how many groups to share them between.
Share the objects one at a time into each group.
Stop when there are not enough left to give every group one more.
Enter how many are in each group and the remainder.
Teaching tips
Act it out with students sharing real objects between friends.
Compare with Grouping with Remainders to discuss the two meanings of division.