Student Learning Path

L2812 Divide it up: kittens

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L2812

Use a dividing tool to make equal shares of toys in a pet shop. For example, share 33 toys equally between 7 kittens. Predict how many items each kitten will get, and how many leftovers there will be. Complete a sentence describing the number operations. This learning object is one in a series of five objects.

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S0372 How the stars were shared

Published 10/01/2009
TLF-ID S0372

This story illustrates different ways that 24 stars can be shared equally. It also demonstrates that collections cannot always be shared without left overs.

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L2811 Divide it up: hardware

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L2811

Use a dividing tool to make equal shares of hardware items such as nails, bolts or screws. For example, pack 32 bolts into packets of 3. Predict how many packets can be filled and how many items will be left over. Check your prediction. Complete a sentence describing the number operations, including the fraction of a packet remaining. This learning object is one in a series of five objects.

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R11083 Exploring division and multiplication

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID R11083

This collection of 17 digital curriculum resources contains activities to consolidate and extend students' problem-solving skills in the areas of multiplication and division. The first category, arrays, allows students to visualise problems while consolidating the idea that multiplication involves repeated groups of objects. The second category, solving multiplication and division problems, enables students to solve and create problems and helps them to develop their own strategies for solving equations. Assessment tools are included.

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