Division by Partition
Make use of blocks or substitutes to show the process here.
Example: 1⁄4 of 12 = 3.
The teacher should ask the child, “How would you count this story?”
Facts Given by Child
12 = whole number of blocks.
4 = number of parts.
We want to know the number in each part.
We place the blocks so, as we know there are 4 parts:—
We have put one in each part.
Now we will put one in each part until the 12 blocks are gone:—
There are 3 in each part.