Share equally and find how many in each group.
Division teaches third graders that dividing means sharing equally or making equal groups. Kids use the multiplication facts they know to divide quickly and see how multiplication and division are connected.
Math course · Grade 3
Division · Learning goals
Division means sharing equally or making equal groups. Use multiplication facts to divide fast.
Why it matters
Division answers real questions kids care about, like how to share 12 cookies fairly among 4 friends.
Seeing that 20 ÷ 4 = 5 because 4 × 5 = 20 makes both operations stronger.
Sharing equally is the idea behind fractions, which kids explore later in grade 3 and in grade 4.
Inside Division
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps, with pictures and worked examples.
Step 2 · Game
How many in each group? (6 problems)
Step 3 · Game
Think: times what? (8 problems)
Step 4 · Game
Use your times tables! (8 problems)
Step 5 · Game
Find the missing number. (6 problems)
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Division means sharing equally. 12 cookies shared by 3 friends is 4 cookies each.
We write it as 12 ÷ 3 = 4. The ÷ sign means divided by.
Think multiplication to divide: 3 × what = 12? 3 × 4 = 12, so 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
A number divided by 1 stays the same, and a number divided by itself is 1.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Share a pile of grapes or blocks equally between family members. Ask how many each person gets and write the division sentence together.
Practice
Real questions from Division. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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The full course has 28 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Division · Questions from parents
Division is a grade 3 math course for kids ages 8–9. That is Year 4 maths in the UK and Year 3 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Division means sharing equally or making equal groups. Use multiplication facts to divide fast. Along the way they practice: Share Equally; Divide by 2, 5 and 10; Division Facts; Missing Factor.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 4 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Division is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
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