Stone School Calculation Policy
Division
Stage
Examples
Practical activities,
halving, using the
language of
division
Pictorial
representations,
sharing
How can we
halve these
sweets?
Recording
If I share my 12
sweets between
3 people, how
many do they
each get?
Pictorial representation, extending to digits underneath
Using division sign
to record
What is the
12 ÷ 3 =
number
sentence if 12
is divided by 3?
Names
Date
Achieved
Grouping as
repeated addition,
including
remainders
Division as
grouping and
sharing on a
number line,
including
remainders
(TU)
How many lots
of 6 in 30?
A baker bakes
24 buns. She
puts 6 in every
box. How
many boxes
can she fill?
What is 42
divided by 4?
How many
lengths of 10
cm can you cut
from 183 cm?
x1
0
x2
6
x3
12
x4
18
x5
24
x+40
10
30
+1
+1
10 groups
40
42 ÷ 4 = 10 r 2
41
42
Chunking
There are seven
chairs in a row,
how many rows
can be made
from 265 chairs?
256 ÷ 7
-
256
70
186
140
46
42
4
(10 groups) or (10 x 7)
(20 groups) or (20 x 7)
(6 groups) or (6 x 7)
(36 groups) or (36)
Answer: 36 remainder 4