Feeding Animals at the Zoo: Sharing into Equal Groups POWERPOINT is a vibrant and interactive resource designed to introduce students to the foundational concept of division through equal sharing. In this engaging maths adventure, students take on the role of a zookeeper responsible for distributing food to hungry zoo animals, providing a real-world context that makes learning both meaningful and fun.

Each slide presents a new feeding scenario where students must solve problems by sharing a total number of food items equally among a given number of animals. With colourful visuals and clear structure, the PowerPoint guides students to develop strategies for representing equal groups through drawings, verbal explanations and hands-on modelling. This concrete approach supports early mathematical reasoning and helps students make the leap from informal sharing to formal division concepts.

The presentation format encourages active class participation and whole-group discussion, making it an ideal tool for introducing or reinforcing division concepts. Whether displayed on an interactive whiteboard or used as part of a small group maths rotation, the slides support student talk, reasoning and representation, essential elements in building strong number sense.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Represent and solve division problems through equal sharing
• ✅ Use visual, concrete and verbal strategies to explore equal groups
• ✅ Develop number sense and reasoning through real-life contexts
• ✅ Identify the connection between division and multiplication
• ✅ Build confidence discussing and explaining mathematical thinking

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint presentation with a series of zoo-themed division challenges
• Bright and engaging visuals featuring animals and food items
• Discussion prompts and visual support for each problem

Materials Needed:

• Interactive whiteboard or projector for displaying the PowerPoint
• Student whiteboards, counters or physical manipulatives
• Optional: printed zoo animal pictures or toy figures for tactile learners

How to Use:

• Read the problem on each slide together as a class
• Identify the number of animals and total food items
• Invite students to model the sharing using manipulatives or drawings
• Reveal the solution slide and discuss strategies used
• Encourage students to justify their thinking and use mathematical language

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a whole-class introduction to division and equal sharing
• 💡 Pair with manipulatives for hands-on exploration during maths centres
• 💡 Follow up with the matching student booklet to consolidate learning
• 💡 Use as a discussion prompt to explore fairness, equal grouping and real-life maths
• 💡 Use in conjunction with our Feeding Animals at the Zoo: Sharing into Equal Groups Booklet

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Pause after each slide for class discussion and varied student strategies
• 💛 Encourage students to draw their thinking on mini whiteboards
• 💛 Use vocabulary such as “share equally,” “groups of,” and “each” to build language
• 💛 Extend by posing inverse multiplication problems or creating new scenarios together

Feeding Animals at the Zoo: Sharing into Equal Groups POWERPOINT is a playful and purposeful way to build understanding of division through equal sharing. With strong visual support, engaging contexts and opportunities for rich discussion, this resource helps young learners develop fluency, confidence and a love of maths.