Year 3 Division

Take your Year 3 class outdoors to master dividing two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers, including remainders, through hands-on activities, repeated subtraction, and practical challenges. Pupils will strengthen their division and problem-solving skills in a fun, active, and memorable way.

Lesson Plans

Dividing by 3, 4 and 8 using grouping

Master division by 3, 4, and 8 in an exciting outdoor maths lesson, where your pupils use natural materials to group numbers and engage in active games like ‘multiples hop’. This hands-on approach makes learning division facts fun and helps solidify understanding through concrete, real-world examples!

Learning objective:

To divide by 3, 4 and 8 using grouping.

Dividing using partitioning

This outdoor maths lesson helps pupils master dividing two-digit by one-digit numbers using partitioning, with a strong focus on hands-on activities and natural materials. Through engaging challenges and practical application, children will not only solidify their understanding of division but also develop crucial problem-solving skills in an exciting, active way.

Learning objective:

To divide 2-digit by 1-digit numbers using partitioning.

Dividing using equal groups

This outdoor maths lesson enables pupils to master dividing two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers using partitioning, with hands-on activities and natural materials. Through practical challenges and active problem-solving, pupils will strengthen their understanding of division while developing key reasoning skills in a fun and dynamic way.

Learning objective:

To divide 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers using equal groups.

Dividing 2-digit by 1-digit numbers - with remainders

Bring division to life for your Year 3 class with this exciting outdoor maths lesson. Through hands-on activities, repeated subtraction with natural materials, and active games, pupils will master dividing two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers—including remainders—while developing key problem-solving skills in a fun, practical, and memorable way.

Learning objective:

To divide 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. With remainders.

Before you get started

Safety and suistanability is super important!