Let’s share objects equally

#TheCompleteSeries5lessons

This Year 1 Maths scheme comes with lessons plans, slides and all the printable resources you will need to teach your class to use and solve division problems.

#Lesson1SharingObjects

In the first lesson in this Year 1 Maths scheme your class will think about what sharing equally and dividing mean. Then they will work practically sharing objects to solve problems. The lesson concludes with them counting in multiples to work out the total number of objects displayed.

#Lesson2Oddoreven

The second lesson in this division scheme of work for Year 1 will see your class exploring odd and even numbers. They will use objects to find out if a number can be shared equally into two groups as they identify and sort odd and even numbers. Your class will be encouraged to spot patterns and make predictions as they work through these practical activities.

#Lesson3Solvingdivisionnumbersentences

The third lesson in this Year 1 Maths scheme of work sees your class solving division number sentences practically. They will read, write and talk about division number sentences before they solve them using objects. This lesson concludes by encouraging your class to match division number sentences to their equivalent multiplication and repeated addition number sentence.

#Lesson4Solvingdivisionpractically

During the penultimate lesson in this Maths series of lesson for Year 1, your class will read and solve division number sentences. They will share objects equally into groups to solve problems. They will also write some of their own number sentences to represent groups of pictures.

#Lesson5Solvedivisionnumbersentences

The final lesson in this division series for Year 1 will challenge your class to apply their knowledge of division to solve problems. They will think about and explain what each section of a division number sentence means as well as solve missing number sentences. They will work practically with concrete objects as well as using drawing to prove their answers.

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Curriculum Objectives covered

• Year 1 - count, read and write numbers to 100 in numerals; count in multiples of twos, fives and tens
• Year 1 - solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher