Similes About Dividend and Divisor

Here are some examples of what my boys came up with when we were talking about divisors and dividends. The boys really got into writing these and could not wait to share with friends. I love how I could pull in some History, Science, and English while teaching the difference between a divisor and a dividend. This activity really helped the boys when they were reading division word problems to pick out the dividend and divisor.

• The divisor is like the butcher and the dividend is like the meat because the butcher is cutting up the meat like a divisor divides the dividend. The divided is like the meat because it is being divided up.

• A divisor and dividend are like a spectrometer and the test molecules. The spectrometer divides up the molecules for verification. (SCIENCE)
  

• A divisor is like a lighter and a dividend is like a fuse because the lighter takes away from the fuse like a divisor takes away from the dividend.

• The divisor is like a fish and the dividend is like a net. You can only put so many fish into a net.

• A dividend is like a wooden house and a divisor is like termites because the divisor divides the dividend into pieces. Termites bite into wooden houses and tear them to pieces too.

• A divisor is like a buzz saw cutting up wood because it splits it up. The dividend is like the wood being split up by the buzz saw because it is being cut up.

• The divisor is like a cheese grader. It grades the dividend into small parts. The dividend is like a block of cheese. It gets graded up by the divisor, which is like a cheese grader.
  

• A divisor is like an apple core. They both divide things into groups. A dividend is like a horde of fish. They both are divided into groups.