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Features

The goal and its "I can" line, what to get ready and the words to use
A 45 minute lesson in five steps (warm up, teach with words to say, try it together, practice, exit ticket)
Questions to ask, and the mistakes students make and what to do about them
Ideas for students who need help or are ready for more
Each plan ends with the Animal Math worksheets, worksheet makers, tools and quiz for that lesson
Lessons: sharing and grouping, the dividend, divisor and quotient, arrays and jumps back to 0, missing factors, fact families, dividing by 2, 5 and 10 and with 0 and 1, missing numbers, and division stories
Every lesson is on the Common Core standards for 3rd grade

3rd Grade Math CurriculumUnit 2

These are the lesson plans for Unit 2 of 14 in the 3rd Grade Math Curriculum: 125 lessons in teaching order, week by week, each with a lesson plan and an exit ticket.

← Previous unitUnit 1: Multiplication Next unit →Unit 3: Multiplication and Division Facts

Also for this unit: exit tickets, pre-check, unit review and test. See the whole year

Resources for Each Lesson

Everything each lesson plan points to, with links. Sheet numbers count worksheets: a color pack prints each sheet again in black and white.

2.1 Share equally

PrintableDivision: Sharing and Grouping: sheet 1
PrintableSharing Equally: a first step for students who need it
QuizDivision Quiz: the Sharing and Grouping level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.1

2.2 Make equal groups

PrintableDivision: Sharing and Grouping: sheet 2
PrintableHow Many Legs? sheet 6
QuizDivision Quiz: the Sharing and Grouping level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.2

2.3 Division sentences

PrintableDivision: Sharing and Grouping: sheet 3
PrintableDivision Equal Groups to 10: sheets 1-2
QuizDivision Quiz: the Sharing and Grouping level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.3

2.4 Divide with arrays and jumps

PrintableDivision: Sharing and Grouping: sheet 4
PrintableDivision Fact Drills: sheet 4
ToolNumber Line: Mode Jump
QuizDivision Quiz: the Sharing and Grouping level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.4

2.5 Division as a missing factor

PrintableMultiplication and Division Fact Families: sheet 3
PrintableDivision Fact Drills: sheet 3
MakerFill in the Blank Equations: Multiplication, Division, Range Within 10
ToolMultiplication Chart
QuizDivision Quiz: the Missing Factor level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.5

2.6 Fact families

PrintableMultiplication and Division Fact Families: sheets 1-2 and 5
MakerFact Families: Multiplication and Division, Number Range Within 10, Difficulty Write All 4 Facts
QuizDivision Quiz: the Missing Factor level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.6

2.7 Divide by 2, 5 and 10, and with 0 and 1

PrintableFacts With 0, 1, 2, 5 and 10: sheets 4-5
MakerDivision Fact Drills: Times Tables: 2s, 5s and 10s
ToolMultiplication Chart
QuizDivision Quiz: the Divide by 2, 5 and 10 level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.7

2.8 Missing numbers

PrintableMultiplication and Division Fact Families: sheet 4
PrintableMultiplication Fact Drills: sheet 3
MakerFact Families: Multiplication and Division, Difficulty Fill in Missing Numbers
MakerFill in the Blank Equations: Multiplication, Division, Range Within 10, Position Mixed
QuizDivision Quiz: the Missing Factor level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.8

2.9 Division stories

PrintableMultiplication and Division Word Problems: sheet 3
PrintableDivision: Sharing and Grouping: sheet 5
MakerWord Problems: Division only, Number Range 1-10
QuizWord Problems Quiz: the Multiply and Divide level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Division Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 2.9

Skills Covered

Share equally: how many in each
Make equal groups: how many groups
Dividend, divisor and quotient
Divide with an array
Jumps back to 0 on a number line

Division as a missing factor
Fact families
Divide by 2, 5 and 10, and with 0 and 1
Missing numbers in × and ÷ equations
Sharing and grouping stories

How to Use This Pack

Nine lesson plans, one for each lesson of the second unit of 3rd grade, division as sharing and as making groups, in teaching order, after an overview page that lays the unit out day by day: a pre-check, the nine lessons, a review and the unit test. Each plan fits on one page. It gives the goal, what to get ready, the words to use, the lesson in five steps with the words to say, questions to ask, common mistakes and what to do about them, and the Animal Math worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for the lesson.

In the Classroom

Print the unit, or just the day's page, and teach from it. Each lesson takes about 45 minutes: a 5 minute warm up, 10 minutes of teaching, 10 minutes together, 15 minutes of practice and an exit ticket at the end. The exit tickets and the unit test are separate packs, made for these lessons.

At Home

Teaching at home? Use the warm up and the "Try it together" step as a short lesson, and the "Words to use" as the way to talk about it. Snacks on plates, socks in pairs and coins are good for sharing and grouping, and the mistakes to watch for are the ones most children make.

Tips for Success

Read the "Watch for" box before the lesson: it is what to listen for while students work
Ask "do we know how many groups, or how many in each?" every day of the unit
Keep the fact triangle cards from lesson 2.6: lesson 2.8 uses them again
Sort the exit tickets into got it, almost and not yet to plan the next day
Use the help and challenge ideas for small groups during practice

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

3.OA.A.2 Understand a quotient as either the size of each equal share or the number of equal groups, such as 24 ÷ 6.
3.OA.A.3 Solve story problems about equal groups, arrays and measurements by multiplying or dividing within 100, using drawings and equations.
3.OA.A.4 Solve for the missing number in multiplying or dividing equations, such as 7 × ? = 42 or ? ÷ 3 = 6.
3.OA.B.6 Treat division as finding a missing factor: solve 35 ÷ 5 by asking what times 5 equals 35.
3.OA.C.7 Multiply and divide to 100 fluently with strategies, and by year's end instantly recall every product of two single-digit numbers.
3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step story problems with +, −, × and ÷, using a letter for the missing amount, and check answers by estimating or rounding.

3rd Grade Division Lesson Plans

3rd Grade3rd Grade Math Curriculum

Lesson plans for every lesson of a unit on division as sharing and as making equal groups, from division sentences to fact families and division stories. Each one-page plan gives a lesson in five steps, common mistakes and the worksheets to use, after a unit overview.

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What’s Included

9 one-page lesson plans, one for each lesson of the unit
A unit overview: the unit day by day, what to get ready, how each lesson goes
Words to say, questions to ask and common mistakes for every lesson
The worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for each lesson (10 pages in all)

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