Division as sharing and grouping
Divide by sharing equally and by grouping.
Taught in Primary 2 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 2 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 2 in Canada (Ontario).
Nigeria (NERDC)
Primary 2
- Strand
- Basic Operations
- Called
- Division as sharing and grouping
- How it's taught
- Multiplication tables recited and memorised early; long multiplication and division taught as formal written procedures.
United Kingdom (National Curriculum)
Year 2
- Strand
- Multiplication and Division
- Called
- Division as sharing and grouping
- How it's taught
- Arrays and repeated addition build to formal short then long methods; times-table fluency expected by Year 4 (multiplication tables check).
Canada (Ontario)
Grade 2
- Strand
- Number
- Called
- Division as sharing and grouping
- How it's taught
- Equal groups and arrays with tools; students choose among flexible strategies (halving/doubling, partial products) before standard algorithms in later grades.