Feeding Animals at the Zoo: Sharing into Equal Groups Booklet is a practical and engaging resource designed to support students in understanding the concept of division through equal sharing. Featuring a playful zoo theme, this student booklet invites learners to solve real-world problems by helping zookeepers distribute food equally among animals like lions, flamingos, walruses and pandas.

Each of the 12 pages presents a word problem requiring students to visualise and solve equal sharing scenarios. With ample space for students to draw, model and write their answers, the booklet supports a range of learning styles, from kinaesthetic to visual to verbal. The scenarios are simple enough for early learners but rich enough to encourage mathematical discussion, strategy sharing and application of division language.

The A5 booklet format makes this a perfect choice for independent work, take-home practice, maths groups or as a follow-up to a whole-class lesson. Whether you're introducing division for the first time or reinforcing equal groups through structured practice, this booklet allows for repeated exposure in an accessible and student-friendly layout.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Develop a foundational understanding of division through equal sharing
• ✅ Represent division scenarios using pictures, models and number sentences
• ✅ Strengthen reasoning and problem-solving skills in real-world contexts
• ✅ Use mathematical language such as "shared equally," "groups," and "each"
• ✅ Build confidence working independently with visual and written representations

What’s Included:

• 12 zoo-themed division word problem pages
• Illustrations of animals and food items to support understanding
• Ample space for student drawings and working out
• Booklet format: two A5 pages per A4 sheet for efficient printing

Materials Needed:

• Printed booklet pages (cut and stapled to form A5 booklets)
• Pencils, crayons or markers for drawing and solving
• Optional: small counters, toy animals or tokens for hands-on modelling

How to Use:

• Print and halve A4 pages to create A5-sized student booklets
• Students read each word problem and visualise the scenario
• They model the problem using drawings or concrete materials
• Students record their final answer in the provided space
• Encourage sharing and discussion of different solving strategies

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during maths rotations for targeted practice with small groups
• 💡 Set as a take-home task for reinforcing division at home
• 💡 Assign as an independent task during whole-class maths sessions
• 💡 Use in conjunction with the Feeding Animals at the Zoo: Sharing into Equal Groups POWERPOINT

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Provide concrete materials like counters or toy animals for extra support
• 💛 Model how to draw groups and share items visually before independent work
• 💛 Extend learning with matching number sentences or multiplication connections
• 💛 Encourage students to create their own zoo problems for peers to solve

Feeding Animals at the Zoo: Sharing into Equal Groups Booklet is a purposeful, student-friendly tool that supports division through real-world application, visual modelling and independent problem-solving. A must-have addition to your equal sharing toolkit!