In a Sharing Task that elicits a modeling strategy of distributing, students consider how to take a large amount and distribute with sharers using repeated subtraction or division or a visual model illustrating these ideas.
The resources in this section will help you implement the Sharing tasks to see how long it will last in your school or classroom. Each example will provide planning slides, student handouts, viewing guides for video and annotated student work. Please login to view videos.
Primary Grade Resources
Planning Slides
Student Handout
Sharing Ritz Crackers (Kindergarten)
Lesson Resources
Planning Slides for Sharing Ritz Cracker
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Student Handout for Sharing Ritz Cracker
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Student work for Sharing Ritz Cracker
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Viewing Guide
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Sharing Goldfish (Kindergarten)
Lesson Resources
Student Handout for Sharing Goldfish
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Student Work for Sharing Goldfish
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Viewing Guide
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Sharing Madeleines (1st Grade)
Lesson Resources
Student Handout for Sharing Madeleines
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Student Work for Sharing Madeleines
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Viewing Guide
As you watch, notice how the teacher asks math questions
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Sharing Multiple Snacks (Grade 2)
Lesson Resources
Student Handout for Sharing Goldfish
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Student Work for Sharing Goldfish
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Viewing Guide
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Upper-Grade Resources
Planning Slides
Student Handout
Sharing Candies (4th Grade)
Viewing Guide
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Sharing Pretzels (3rd Grade)
Lesson Resources
Student Handout for Sharing Pretzels
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Student Work for Sharing Pretzels
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Viewing Guide
As you watch, notice how the students considers important quantities and makes assumptions to build a model
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Sharing Rice Krispies (3rd Grade)
Lesson Resources
Student Handout for Rice Krispies
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Student Work for Rice Krispies
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Viewing Guide
As you watch, notice the ways in which the teacher affirms multilingualism
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