Lesson Plan
Division as Multiplication Using Number Lines
Use this lesson plan to teach your students to illustrate division as multiplication using number lines.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to illustrate division as multiplication using number lines.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Show the following expression to your students: 12 ÷ 5.
- Have them think, pair, and share how this expression is related to multiplication.
- Have students share with the whole class. Ask students to draw connections of how this expression can be rewritten as an improper fraction: 12/5.
- Further note to your class that since 12/5 = 12 x 1/12, it follows that 12 ÷ 5 = 12 x 1/12.
- Answer any clarifying questions and announce that this translation is central to today’s lesson.