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Unit 8 - Lesson 11 - Grade 3: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 3 Unit
Lesson 11: Division Game Day
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 3 Unit
Lesson 11: Division Game Day
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Lesson: Division Game Day

Number Talk: Divide 48 (Warm Up)

Find the value of each expression mentally.
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Play Race to 1

On your first turn:
  1. Roll a number cube. The number you roll is your divisor. (If you roll a 5, roll again.)
  2. Choose one number from the top row of your table. Divide it by your divisor.
  3. Write a division expression and record the quotient in the table. Your turn is done.
On all your other turns:
  1. Roll a number cube. The number you roll is your divisor. (If you roll a 5, roll again.)
  2. Choose either a quotient from one of your past turns or a new number from the top row of the table. Divide it by your divisor.
  3. Write a division expression and record the quotient in the table.
  4. The first player to get a quotient of 1 wins.

Sample Game
  • Jada rolled 3 on her first turn, then rolled 2 a few times afterwards.

Game 1

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Write your division expressions and record your quotients in this table. The first player to get a quotient of 1 wins.

Game 2

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Write your division expressions and record your quotients in this table. The first player to get a quotient of 1 wins.

Play Compare, Division

Play Compare with 2 players.
  1. Split the deck between the players.
  2. Each player turns over a card.
  3. Compare the values. The player with the greater value keeps both cards.
  4. Play until you run out of cards. The player with the most cards at the end of the game wins.
Cool Down: Reflect on Division Games
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Which division strategy did you find most helpful as you played division games today?

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Which division facts do you still need to work on?