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Division as sharing worksheets

A free five-page pack for 3rd grade: learn to share things into equal groups, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says

0:00 Let's practice division as sharing, step by step.
0:04 Division means sharing into equal groups. 12 shared into 3 equal groups gives 4 in each group, so 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
0:14 Share 20 into 4 groups. Deal them out one at a time, like cards. Each group gets 5.
0:22 Write the division sentence. 16 dots in 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4.
0:30 Word problems. Adam shares 15 stickers equally into 3 pages. How many stickers go in each? The answer is 5: 15 ÷ 3 = 5.
0:43 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Division means sharing into equal groups. 12 ÷ 3 = 4 means 12 things shared into 3 equal groups gives 4 in each group.

Teaching tip

Give children real counters and paper plates. Deal the counters one at a time onto the plates, like dealing cards, until they run out.

Try some

9 ÷ 3Tap to check3
8 ÷ 4Tap to check2
15 ÷ 5Tap to check3
16 ÷ 4Tap to check4
10 ÷ 5Tap to check2
4 ÷ 2Tap to check2
20 ÷ 4Tap to check5
12 ÷ 4Tap to check3

Word problems

Adam shares 15 stickers equally into 3 pages. How many stickers go in each?Show answer

5 (15 ÷ 3 = 5)

There are 20 cookies. Each child gets 4. How many children get cookies?Show answer

5 children (20 ÷ 4 = 5)

Noor puts 12 balls into 3 equal rows. How many balls are in each row?Show answer

4 (12 ÷ 3 = 4)

20 stickers are shared by 5 friends. How many does each friend get?Show answer

4 (20 ÷ 5 = 4)

What the worksheets look like

Division as sharing worksheet: how division works, then a first practice — Page 1: how division works, then a first practice

Division as sharing worksheet: equal groups, fact families, remainders or long division — Page 2: equal groups, fact families, remainders or long division

Division facts chart

All the facts from ÷1 to ÷10 on one page, to keep and check.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach division as sharing?

Division means sharing into equal groups. 12 ÷ 3 = 4 means 12 things shared into 3 equal groups gives 4 in each group. Give children real counters and paper plates. Deal the counters one at a time onto the plates, like dealing cards, until they run out.

What grade learns division as sharing?

Usually 3rd grade. In the Common Core it is part of 3.OA.A.2.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.