Equal Sharing Division Worksheets for 3rd Grade

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Grade 3MathMultiplication & DivisionCCSS 3.OA.A.2

Skill: Sharing a group of objects equally to understand division

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Fits third graders who are starting division and can draw equal groups, as in Equal Groups Multiplication. Children who share by guessing a number for each circle often run short, so dealing one dot at a time is the safer habit at first. Move on to arrays in Division With Arrays, then to the facts in Division Facts 2-5.

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Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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One of the first meanings of division is fair sharing: if 12 dots are shared equally among 3 circles, how many go in each circle? This third-grade worksheet gives children hands-on practice with that idea before they move to division facts.

The page has eight problems. Each one shows a group of 4 to 30 dots and a set of 2 to 5 empty circles. Children share the dots equally by drawing the same number of dots in every circle, and they can cross off each dot in the group as they share it. Then they finish a division sentence, such as 12 ÷ 3 = ___, with the number in each circle. Every problem shares evenly with nothing left over, and each circle ends up with 2 to 6 dots. Each of the ten versions has new problems and its own answer key.

How to use it: act out the first problem with real objects, such as dried beans or buttons, and a few cups. Deal the objects one at a time into each cup, just like dealing cards, until none are left. Then count how many are in one cup. On the page, children can share one dot at a time in the same way, or think of a multiplication fact. If the circles end up with different numbers of dots, it is a good chance to talk about what "equal" means and fix the drawing together.

The answer key shows the dots in every circle and each division sentence. For a picture of division in rows, try our Division With Arrays worksheet. For stories about sharing, try our Division Word Problems worksheet.