Lesson Plan
Dividing with the Divvy Out Method
Share the divvy out method for division and provide a foundation for learning the partial quotients method. This lesson can be used on its own or as support for Using the Partial Quotients Strategy for Division with One-Digit Divisors.
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Using the Partial Quotients Strategy for Division with One-Digit Divisors lesson plan.
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This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Using the Partial Quotients Strategy for Division with One-Digit Divisors lesson plan.
Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to solve division problems with one-digit divisors and no remainder using the partial quotients strategy.
Language
Students will be able to explain their strategy for solving division problems using the divvy out method.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Write the following problem on a piece of paper and project it on the document camera: "Kira, Dan, and Esteban washed cars in their neighborhood and made a total of $54. If they want to share the money equally among the three of them, how much will they each get?"
- Read the problem aloud, circling the numbers "54" and "3" and the word "share."
- Ask students to turn to a partner and discuss what they think this problem is asking and how they think they could solve it.
- Guide students to notice that this is a division problem because it asks them to equally share the money they earned together. Explain to students that division means dividing a number of items into equal groups.
- Record students' ideas and responses on chart paper and provide feedback. Point out and validate the various strategies that students may use to solve this problem (standard algorithm, array, number line, etc.).
- Explain that today students will learn another method for division called divvy out. Tell them that divvy out is like distributing or handing out a deck of cards; we must give each person or group the same amount of cards until there are no more cards.