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Grouping and Sharing: Equal Groups on Fair Share Farm

Grouping and Sharing: Equal Groups on Fair Share Farm

Learn grouping and sharing for Year 1: count equal groups, plant arrays, pack strawberries and share cookies fairly between bunnies.

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What you'll learn

  • Equal groups have the same number in each group
  • Count equal groups in 2s, 5s and 10s to find the total
  • An array has equal rows going across and columns going down
  • Grouping: put things in groups of a size, then count the groups
  • Sharing: give one each, again and again, then count one share
  • Say it in words, such as 6 shared between 2 is 3 each

Chapter by chapter

  1. Spot equal groups and make groups equal Free to try

    Year 1 maths · 1

  2. Count equal groups to find how many altogether

    Year 1 maths · 1

  3. Make arrays and count them row by row

    Year 1 maths · 1

  4. Group things equally to find how many groups

    Year 1 maths · 1

  5. Share equally to find how many each one gets

    Year 1 maths · 1

  6. Farm Fair challenge: grouping, sharing and arrays (10 questions)

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What the chapters cover in the national curriculum in England:

  1. Year 1 maths: Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher

About this adventure

Fair Share Farm is an interactive grouping and sharing game that teaches children aged 5–6 (Year 1) to solve simple multiplication and division problems using objects, pictures and arrays.

A friendly narrator guides every step around the farm. Children count eggs in nests to check whether groups are equal, fill baskets and count them in 2s, 5s and 10s, plant carrots in rows and columns, pack strawberries into punnets and hand out cookies one at a time until each bunny has a fair share.

The game uses the words children meet in class: equal groups, an array (things set out in equal rows), grouping (we know how many go in each group) and sharing (we know how many groups). Wrong answers get a gentle hint, and a 10-puzzle Farm Fair challenge checks what has been learned.

Questions and answers

What is the difference between grouping and sharing?

In grouping you know how many go in each group and find how many groups you can make, like 10 socks in pairs makes 5 pairs. In sharing you know how many groups there are and find how many each one gets.

What is an array in Year 1 maths?

An array is a set of objects laid out in equal rows and columns, like eggs in an egg box. Because every row has the same number, children can count it row by row, for example 3 rows of 5 is 15.

How do you explain equal groups to a 5-year-old?

Equal groups have exactly the same number of things in each group, so it is fair. Encourage your child to count every group rather than judge by looks, because spread-out objects can look like more.

What age is this grouping and sharing game for?

It is made for children aged 5–6 in Year 1, following the England national curriculum for early multiplication and division. It also suits older children who need a refresher before learning times tables.

What does Fair Share Farm include and how long does it take?

The game has five chapters, an optional warm-up on counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, and a 10-puzzle final challenge. Playing everything takes about 35 minutes, and each chapter can be played on its own.

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