This math chapter workbook on "Making Groups (Multiplication and Division Ideas)" introduces students to the foundational concepts of grouping and sharing. This workbook explains how creating equal groups relates to multiplication. It highlights the idea of repeated addition, such as grouping sets of 2 or 3 to understand concepts like 2+2+2=6. Division is introduced for young first graders to share objects equally among groups. Examples, such as dividing 10 apples among 5 kids to understand that each child gets 2 apples, are provided. Visual aids, story problems, and interactive group activities can reinforce this chapter workbook.

For example, "If you have 12 buttons and you want to make groups of 3, how many groups can you make?" Here, children would count objects into groups of three, visually reinforcing the idea of division by finding that they can make four groups.

Another problem might involve determining the total number of objects in equal groups, such as "There are 5 plates with 3 apples on each. How many apples are there in total?" Children can solve this by repeated addition or by arranging the apples into groups of three per plate and counting them all, subtly introducing the concept of multiplication.