Grade 2 · Math · Lesson 21

Learn Division as Sharing

Have you ever shared cookies with friends so everyone gets the same number? That is division! Division means splitting a total into equal groups so each group (or each person) gets the same amount.

What this lesson teaches

1Explain that division means sharing a total equally
2Decide whether a sharing scenario gives an equal share
3Find the share size for simple divisions (÷2, ÷3, ÷4)

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