When Do I Divide?

Welcome to the 
Symmetric Division Page.

The materials on this page explain the following types of symmetric division opportunities:

• Rectangular Arrays
• Areas of Rectangles
• Mixing and Matching

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Suggestions:

1. Print the Workspace and Notes and use it as you watch the Lessons.
   
2. Print the Overview and use it to complete the Practice Problems .
3. Solve the Application Problems. 
4. Review the Additional Links to other division resources to continue learning.  (Starred links teach the concept well but are geared for younger students.)

Companion Tools:

• Work Space and Notes
• Overview  

Application Problems:

• CEO Pay at the Urinal
• Average Texting Habits
• NYC Vacation
• Setting an Hourly Rate

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Additional Links:

• Video of How Many Groups? and How Many in a Group?
• Basic Division Practice with Support
• Video of Division as an Array 
• Visual Division - Dividing into Equal Groups*
  
• Division with Thinking Blocks
• Instruction to Use Thinking Blocks Tool for Division
• Thinking Blocks Tool
• How Many Groups? Division Game*
  

Lesson 1:  Introduction to Division

Lesson 2:  Division with Arrays

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Lesson 3:  Division with Areas of Rectangles

Lesson 4:  Division with Mixing and Matching