Caring+Division+with+Candy!+-+Burns

Division Lesson Plan- Burns Grade 4 Objectives: 1. Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of division. 2. Students will show caring for others as they share while dividing. Procedure: 1. Each student is given a some wrapped candy, anywhere from 1 to 4 pieces. 2. Discuss whether or not it is fair that each student has a different amount of candy. 3. Brainstorm with the class how the situation could be made fair. 4. Add up all of the candy, then divide it evenly among the students. 5. Show them the division on the board, and how is is actually repeated subtraction from the total amount of candy. 6. Begin basic division on the board.

Assessment: Participation in class and ability to do board work. Grade can be given for both Math and Character Education.

**7. Recognize that division may be used to solve different types of** **problem situations and interpret the meaning of remainders; e.g.,**
 * Ohio Academic Content Standards:**
 * Number, Number Sense and Operations Standard**
 * situations involving measurement, money.**