Starter quiz
- Question: 5 × 2 = ______
- '10' ✓
- Question: 5 × 5 = ______
- '25' ✓
- ______ = 5 × 10
- '50' ✓
- 10 ÷ 5 = ______
- '2' ✓
- 20 ÷ 2 = ______
- '10' ✓
- ______ = 40 ÷ 10
- '4' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the different parts in each of these equations. What is the dividend, the divisor and the quotient? 30 ÷ 10 = 3
- Divisor⇔10 ✓
- Quotient⇔3 ✓
- Dividend⇔30 ✓
- Match the different parts in each of these equations. What is the dividend, the divisor and the quotient? 7 = 35 ÷ 5
- Divisor⇔5 ✓
- Quotient⇔7 ✓
- Dividend⇔35 ✓
Sofia has already recorded the multiplication for an array. What is the related division equation? 6 × 5 = 30- 30 ÷ 5 = 6 ✓
- 5 ÷ 30 − 6
- 6 ÷ 5 = 30
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- Match the related multiplication and division equations.
- 3 x 10 = 30⇔30 ÷ 10 = 3 ✓
- 5 x 3 = 15⇔15 ÷ 5 = 3 ✓
- 9 x 10 = 90⇔9 = 90 ÷ 10 ✓
- Lucas says, ‘I can multiply the numbers in any order because multiplication is commutative’. Is he correct or incorrect?
- Correct ✓
- Incorrect
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- Sofia shares 40 friendship bracelets that she made between 10 of her friends. How many bracelets will they get each? She says she needs to find 10 ÷ 40 to solve this problem.
- Yes
- No ✓
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Key learning points
- The dividend is the whole; it is what is being divided.
- The dividend can only be the dividend in a division equation.
- The divisor and the quotient represent the number of groups or the size of the group.
- The divisor and quotient can swap places and the equation remains correct.
Common misconception
Children may incorrectly identify parts of the equation.
Multiple opportunities to label and call out the different parts of the equation will help children to become confident in using this new vocabulary.
Keywords
Dividend - The dividend is what we are dividing.
Divisor - The divisor is what we are dividing by.
Quotient - The quotient is the result after division has taken place.
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