Partition/Fair

Share Strategy
Ally Williams
 What is the Partition/Fair Share strategy?
- Partition means splitting a number apart into separate parts

- This strategy is used for division problems where a set number is to be shared evenly among

another given number

- Partitioning is commonly used with addition and subtraction, but breaking up the numbers helps

students then divide them evenly

- Specifically, it is used most often in division word problems to provide a visual to students when

they begin tackling more lengthy problems

Here’s a video of the
strategy in action!
 - Students are less likely to guess or work too
quickly (careless mistakes)
What will this - It eliminates the fear of not knowing how to
approach a problem
method help - They can break bigger numbers up into smaller,
more manageable ones
improve? - They can use a visual to check their work and
explain their thinking
4.4 d) create and solve single-step and multistep
practical problems involving addition, subtraction, and
multiplication, and single step practical problems
involving division with whole numbers.
 Handouts & Examples
Eileen’s piggy bank has 783 pennies. She wants to share them
equally with her 4 friends and herself. How many pennies will
Eileen and each of her friends get?

A chef cuts 14 equal slices of cheese pizza split among 2

pizzas. How many slices does each pizza have?
 References

- https://www.splashlearn.com/math-vocabulary/division/partitive-division#:~:text=Partition
%20division%E2%80%94sometimes%20referred%20to,evenly%20distributed%20across
%204%20groups.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NV61l9oO0
- https://plus.pearson.com/courses/urn:xl-hed:course:7272950/products/7YXVW8ELO7/pages/
a25d076d275db8eba86d890debf0d2ea88ea07ff8?locale=&key=997225089201420247182023
- http://clipart-library.com/clipart/528820.htm