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Division (Sharing Model)
Katelyn's Fair Share Picnic introduces children to division as sharing groups of food items. Research shows that the sharing division model is a relatively easy concept for young learners to grasp, partly because the language of division is familiar to them when presented as creating equal size groups. Presented in this manner, children are also able to see how division and multiplication are related. The last illustration of the book is an opportunity for children to problem solve how they would share twenty cookies now that there are five friends!
Children should be given many opportunities to work with concrete examples (hands on manipulatives) before moving on to more abstract concepts. Look at the end of Katelyn's Fair Share Picnic for a variety of enrichment activities. Don't forget to click on the links below for even more:
Katelyn's Fair Share Picnic introduces children to division as sharing groups of food items. Research shows that the sharing division model is a relatively easy concept for young learners to grasp, partly because the language of division is familiar to them when presented as creating equal size groups. Presented in this manner, children are also able to see how division and multiplication are related. The last illustration of the book is an opportunity for children to problem solve how they would share twenty cookies now that there are five friends!
Children should be given many opportunities to work with concrete examples (hands on manipulatives) before moving on to more abstract concepts. Look at the end of Katelyn's Fair Share Picnic for a variety of enrichment activities. Don't forget to click on the links below for even more:
| Katelyn's Fair Share Mat |
| Katelyn's Fair Share Game |
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