Division Facts: Sharing and Grouping

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A free Grade 3 lesson and worksheet on division facts within 100: sharing equally, making equal groups, using multiplication facts to divide, fact families and division word problems. Includes a timed lesson plan, worksheet, editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Children learn that division means sharing equally or making equal groups. They use counters to share 12 cookies among 3 friends, connect each division fact to a multiplication fact they know (if 4 × 6 = 24, then 24 ÷ 6 = 4), write fact families, practise division facts with divisors from 2 to 10 and solve real-life sharing problems.

Resource Details

Subject: Math
Topic: Division Facts
Category: Multiplication & Division
File Type: PDF
File Size: 224.5 KB
Published: 30 Oct 2026
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Grade 3 (ages 8–9) 40 minutes Division multiplication facts fact families problem solving

Student Task

Start with counters: share 12 counters equally among 3 children and write 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
Show how 3 × 4 = 12 helps, then do activity 1 together.
Children complete activities 2 to 5; answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Share the snack: share real or paper cookies equally among groups and write the division sentence.
Fact family houses: draw a house with three numbers on the roof and four facts inside.
Division bingo: call out division facts; children cover the answers on their bingo cards.

Differentiation

Support: use counters for every question and start with dividing by 2, 5 and 10. Challenge: solve divisions with remainders and write your own word problems.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 and 2 check division facts and word problems; activities 3 to 5 check understanding (answer key included).

Learning Objectives

Explain division as sharing equally or making equal groups.
Use multiplication facts to solve division facts within 100.
Write fact families and solve division word problems.

Teacher Tips

Say "How many groups?" or "How many in each group?" every time. Linking each division fact to a multiplication fact makes recall much faster.

What's Included

6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (4 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (5 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)