Grade 1 Sharing Equally
Twelve sharing-equally story problems for grade 1 — the first idea of division, before any notation appears. Free printable PDF with the answer key.
Share each group equally. Draw a picture if it helps, then write how many each one gets.
- 1.Share 8 apples equally among 2 friends. How many does each get?
- 2.Share 6 crayons equally among 2 children. How many does each get?
- 3.Share 10 stickers equally among 2 friends. How many does each get?
- 4.Share 12 grapes equally among 2 plates. How many does each get?
- 5.Share 9 blocks equally among 3 baskets. How many does each get?
- 6.Share 12 marbles equally among 3 jars. How many does each get?
- 7.Share 15 pencils equally among 3 cups. How many does each get?
- 8.Share 8 cookies equally among 4 plates. How many does each get?
- 9.Share 12 shells equally among 4 buckets. How many does each get?
- 10.Share 16 beads equally among 4 boxes. How many does each get?
- 11.Share 10 balloons equally among 5 children. How many does each get?
- 12.Share 20 crackers equally among 5 bowls. How many does each get?
What this worksheet covers
Twelve division problems fill the page, and the complete key sits behind them in the same PDF. What makes this set particular: every problem is set in a short real-world situation, so the first decision is which operation the situation calls for; numbers reach 20. Grade 1, Operations & Algebraic Thinking, Common Core 1.OA.1: that is the exact slot this page fills.
Skills practiced
At this point in the sequence, work in division is really about both meanings of division, and the basic facts. Working the page asks a student to read a situation and choose an operation before computing. Speed matters less than a clean method that survives a harder problem.
How to use this worksheet
Five focused minutes beats twenty distracted ones at this age. Fold the sheet in half, do one half today and the other tomorrow, and let the student use counters or fingers if they want them. Keep the key face down until the page is finished, then go through the misses together rather than only totalling the score.
The full guide to teaching divisionTeaching division from sharing to unit rates: the grade 3–8 progression, long division without mystery, remainders, and the errors that derail students.Related worksheets
Also aligned to 1.OA.1
Other sheets covering 1.OA.1. Same target, different problems, so a student who has seen this page has not seen these.
- Grade 1 Addition and Subtraction Word Problems — grade 1, 12 problems
- Adding Up: Grade 1 Word Problems Within 20 — grade 1, 22 problems
A step either side
Where this skill comes from and where it goes next. Drop back a grade when the page stalls; move up when it does not.
- Grade 2 Equal Groups and Halving — grade 2, 16 problems
Free to download, free to print, and free to photocopy for a whole class — this division sheet and its key are one PDF, aimed at both meanings of division, and the basic facts.