{"product_id":"math-mammoth-division-1-paperback","title":"Math Mammoth Division 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMath Mammoth Division 1 is a worktext that covers the \u003cstrong\u003econcept of division\u003c\/strong\u003e finding whole-number quotients within 0-100 (essentially the \u003cstrong\u003ebasic division facts\u003c\/strong\u003e) and bar graphs and pictographs. It is most suitable for third grade after the student knows the multiplication tables.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe approach taken here to teach division facts is to simply base them on the multiplication tables and not to teach them as a separate set of facts to memorize. This is very efficient and works well when the student knows the times tables. Several lessons in the book focus on this basic concept that division problems can be solved by thinking of multiplication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are basically \u003cstrong\u003etwo ways to interpret division\u003c\/strong\u003e and thus to illustrate it with concrete objects. The first way has to do with grouping. The problem 12   3 is interpreted as \"How many groups of three items can you make out of 12 items?\" This is also called \u003cstrong\u003emeasurement division\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second way to interpret division is \u003cstrong\u003eequal sharing\u003c\/strong\u003e: we divide or share items equally between people or other items. For example the problem 12   3 can be interpreted as \"If you share 12 bananas equally between 3 people how many bananas does each one get?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth of these interpretations of division are important to understand so that the student can solve real-life and mathematical problems involving division.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe also study \u003cstrong\u003edivision by zero\u003c\/strong\u003e. In that lesson students should recognize that division by zero \"does not work.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latter part of the book deals with \u003cstrong\u003ebar graphs and pictographs\u003c\/strong\u003e. Earlier (in 2nd grade) students have drawn pictographs and bar graphs with single-unit scale. Now they draw scaled pictographs and bar graphs from the given data choosing the scale or how many items one block in the bar graph or one picture in the pictograph signifies. This process provides practice in using both division and multiplication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be relatively easy for students who have mastered the multiplication tables since division facts are just multiplication tables \"backwards\". So students can focus on another important skill: recognizing real-life situations in word problems that mathematically relate to either division or multiplication. This is very important to master so that the student can later on translate more complex situations into equations (modeling with mathematics).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can find free videos covering topics of this book at \u003cstrong\u003ehttps: \/\/www.mathmammoth.com\/videos\/\u003c\/strong\u003e (choose 3rd grade then division).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer key is appended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51896069554464,"sku":"9781954379428","price":15.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/vF0bdxrVoc9781954379428.webp?v=1782045833","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/math-mammoth-division-1-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}