Georgia Performance Standards (GPS – 3rd grade)
M3N4. Students will understand the meaning of division and develop the ability to apply it in problem solving.
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM – grades 3–5):Understand meanings of operations and how they relate to one another. Understand various meanings of multiplication and division. Understand the effects of multiplying and dividing whole numbers.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state’s specific standards.