Draw Sharing Word Problems - Lesson for Grade 3, Chapter - Division

In the "Draw Sharing Word Problems" lesson, designed for Grade 3 students, learners will dive into the exciting world of division through a series of engaging activities. As part of the Multiplication and Division unit, this lesson introduces students to the concept of sharing equally, which is a fundamental principle of division. The activities, including the Division Word Problems Worksheet, Rainforest Animal Division Worksheet, Pollinator Positions Worksheet, and Sweet Division, are crafted to enhance understanding and application of division in real-world contexts.

Students will learn to interpret division word problems and represent them through drawings and equations, a skill that fosters both mathematical and critical thinking. By engaging with the Rainforest Animal and Pollinator Positions worksheets, students will also explore how division is used in understanding and organizing information about the natural world, highlighting its importance in daily life and environmental awareness. The Sweet Division activity brings an element of fun and relatability, showing students how division plays a role in fair sharing and distribution.

Understanding division and being able to apply it to solve problems is crucial, not only for academic success but also for practical problem-solving in everyday life.

Estimated classroom time: 13 min
Chapter: Division
Unit: Multiplication and Division
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Division Word Problems Worksheet
Division Word Problems Worksheet
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Rainforest Animal Division Worksheet
Rainforest Animal Division Worksheet
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Pollinator Positions Worksheet
Pollinator Positions Worksheet
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Sweet Division
Sweet Division
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  • Activity 1 / Division Word Problems Worksheet

    This delectable division worksheet helps kids make a connection between word problems, and how that same division problem would appear using a long division symbol.  This division word problems worksheet for 3rd grade will build your child’s confidence in solving division problems!

  • Activity 2 / Rainforest Animal Division Worksheet

    Children love learning about their world and their place in it. This Rainforest Animal Division worksheet is the perfect way for them to help save the rainforest as they shuffle the animals into the groups they need to be in to complete the division problems with the correct quotients. It's a great way for children to remember that division is creating equal groups of certain numbers, and with the one-to-one picture representation, they can do so more concretely.

  • Activity 3 / Pollinator Positions Worksheet

    Kids love learning about pollinators and how they're so important in our world. This colorful PDF is a great way to let them help their favorite pollinator friends make sure they're getting to their favorite flowers! Your child won't even know they're actually doing division to do so; they'll just read the word problems and use the boldly highlighted numbers to solve and help their friends. Then, using the traceable lines, they'll make sure their pollinator pal gets to the correct quotient!

  • Activity 4 / Sweet Division