Equal Sharing and Equal Grouping for Year 1 Maths

Understanding equal sharing and equal grouping helps students build the foundation for division. This interactive slide deck introduces the concept of fair sharing, helping students recognise that equal groups contain the same number of objects.

Throughout the presentation, students explore:

• Equal and unequal groups
• Fair sharing situations
• Creating equal groups
• Sharing collections between different numbers of people
• Early division concepts using concrete examples

With clear visuals, discussion prompts and guided practice, students develop confidence with grouping and sharing strategies.

Engaging Ways to Teach Equal Grouping and Equal Sharing

This equal grouping and equal sharing resource can be used in a variety of ways throughout your maths block:

• Whole-class modelling – Use the slides to introduce and demonstrate equal sharing with visual examples.
• Hands-on maths lessons – Pause the presentation and have students use counters, blocks or other manipulatives to model the sharing scenarios.
• Maths discussions – Encourage students to explain whether groups are equal and justify their thinking.

Equal Grouping and Sharing Leading to Division

This resource supports students’ understanding of equal grouping and sharing leading to division by helping them see how quantities can be shared fairly between groups. These foundational experiences prepare students for formal division concepts in later years.

Download These Equal Sharing and Equal Grouping Slides

This resource is available as:

• An editable Google Slides version (you will be prompted to make your own copy)
• A PPTX version for PowerPoint

Simply download and teach.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a TeachStarter collaborator.

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