Division Board

The division board makes equal sharing concrete: beads are distributed among skittles (people), and the answer is how many each person receives.

• Framework: Montessori
• Unit: Mathematics
• Learning area: Operations
• Level: Ages 5-6

Objectives

• Understand division as equal sharing
• Practice division facts
• Build fact families
• Connect division to multiplication

Materials

• Division board
• Green unit beads
• 9 green skittles
• Answer booklet

Instructions

1. Present problem: 12 ÷ 3. 2. Place 3 skittles on board. 3. Distribute 12 beads evenly: one to each skittle, repeat. 4. Count beads in each row: 4. 5. Record: 12 ÷ 3 = 4. 6. Check: 3 × 4 = 12. 7. Practice with other problems.

Educator tip

Connect to real sharing: 'If three friends share 12 grapes, how many does each get?' Real-world context makes division meaningful.

Assessment

Child uses division board to solve problems and connects to multiplication.

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