Division for Kids: Sharing Equally and Fair Shares (Grade 2 and Grade 3 Math)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are learning about sharing and dividing. Dividing just means sharing equally, so everyone gets the same amount.

Here are twelve cookies, and three friends. Let's share them fairly. Give one cookie to each friend. One, two, three. Then again. And again. And again, until the cookies are all gone.

Now count how many each friend has. One, two, three, four. Each friend gets four cookies. We write this as twelve divided by three equals four.

The division sign means share into equal groups. Twelve is how many we started with. Three is how many groups. Four is how many in each group.

Dividing is the opposite of multiplying. Three groups of four is twelve, so three times four is twelve. And twelve shared into three is four. If you know your times tables, you already know how to divide.

Now it's your turn. Ten stickers shared between two friends. How many each? Pause and try. Ready? One each, two each, three, four, five. Ten divided by two is five.

Great job! Remember, dividing means sharing equally, give one to each group again and again, and division is the opposite of multiplication. Practice fair shares in the Math Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!