What is Division?
What is Division?
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The process of separating numbers into parts or groups.
The process of separating numbers into parts or groups.
Key Principles
Key Principles
Division is repeated subtraction
Division is repeated subtraction
Division is sharing equally
Division is sharing equally
Division is the inverse of multiplication
Division is the inverse of multiplication
Division is NOT commutative i.e. 15 ÷3 is not the same as 3 ÷ 15
Division is NOT commutative i.e. 15 ÷3 is not the same as 3 ÷ 15
Division is NOT associative i.e. 30 ÷ (5 ÷ 2) is not the same as (30 ÷ 5) ÷ 2
Division is NOT associative i.e. 30 ÷ (5 ÷ 2) is not the same as (30 ÷ 5) ÷ 2
Key Words
Key Words
share, share equally, one each, two each…, group, groups of, lots of, array, divide, divided by, divided into, division, grouping, number line, left, left over, inverse, short division, remainder, multiple, divisible by, factor, quotient, prime number, prime factors, composite number (non-prime), common factor
share, share equally, one each, two each…, group, groups of, lots of, array, divide, divided by, divided into, division, grouping, number line, left, left over, inverse, short division, remainder, multiple, divisible by, factor, quotient, prime number, prime factors, composite number (non-prime), common factor
ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, decimal point, decimal places, tenths, hundredths, thousandths
ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, decimal point, decimal places, tenths, hundredths, thousandths
Teaching Division
Teaching Division
Please click on your child's year group to see the division objectives for that year group and how they are taught at Corpus Christi.
Please click on your child's year group to see the division objectives for that year group and how they are taught at Corpus Christi.
You may want to refer to the previous year group to see the progression.
You may want to refer to the previous year group to see the progression.
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