Length: 0:37Pancakes for TwoHow many pancakes does the chick get?Grade 2Math stories
Division math stories
Twelve pears for three baskets, pancakes for two, five strawberries in each basket – your child shares, makes equal groups and divides without remainders.
Length: 0:37Pancakes for TwoHow many pancakes does the chick get?Grade 2
Length: 0:34The Pear HarvestHow many pears go into each basket?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:34Three Eggs at a TimeHow many trips does Papa Rooster have to make?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:35Sharing Muffins FairlyHow many muffins does each one get?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:32Five in Each BasketHow many baskets does the chick need?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:32Bouquets of FourHow many bouquets can Papa Rooster make?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:33Bunches of FiveHow many bunches can she make?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:40A Mountain of PancakesHow many pancakes does each one get?Grade 2
Length: 0:31Two on Each PlateHow many plates does Papa Rooster need?Grade 2
Length: 0:33Four Carrots per PotHow many pots of soup can they make?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:35Sharing Cookies FairlyHow many cookies go on each plate?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:35Fifteen CookiesHow many cookies does each plate get?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:35Five Pears in Each BasketHow many pears go into each basket?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:35Eighteen PearsHow many pears go into each basket?Grades 2–3
Length: 0:32Packing EggsHow many cartons does Mama Hen need?Grades 2–3What your child practises
- Sharing: 12 pears are shared fairly among 3 baskets. How many go into each basket? 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
- Grouping: Papa Rooster carries 12 eggs, 3 at a time. How many trips does he make? Again 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
- Halving: 8 pancakes for two – each gets half.
Sharing or grouping?
Both stories lead to the same division, but the question is different. When sharing, the number of groups is known and the question is how many go into each group. When grouping, the size of each group is known and the question is how many groups there will be. Children who have met both kinds of story understand division much more securely.
Division is closely linked to the times tables: if you know 3 × 4 = 12, you also know 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
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