Five pages that build long division step by step. Page 1 shares base-ten blocks equally (369 ÷ 3 is 1 hundred, 2 tens, and 3 ones in each group, trading a hundred for 10 tens when needed) and finds the missing sides of area models, where 738 ÷ 3 is 200 + 40 + 6. Page 2 divides 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers with partial quotients: subtract a group of thousands, hundreds, tens, then ones, and add the partial quotients. Page 3 is the standard algorithm in the long-division bracket: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down, with the remainder written after R and as a fraction of the divisor, such as 214 R 1 = 214 1/4. Page 4 moves to 2-digit divisors, with partial quotients and then the standard algorithm, rounding the divisor to estimate each digit. Page 5 shows one division with three questions, where the answer is 7, 6, or 2, then four story problems with 2-digit divisors that start with an estimate and end with what the remainder means.
Start page 1 with real base-ten blocks and paper plates for the groups, and let students trade a hundred for 10 tens themselves. On page 2, connect each partial quotient to a part of an area model. Before page 4, practice rounding 2-digit divisors and talk about what to do when a digit is too big or too small. Read the example on page 5 aloud and ask students to explain each answer in their own words.
Share snacks, coins, or cards equally among family members and talk about what is left over. Ask your child whether the leftovers should be shared, saved, or need one more bag, just like the ferry example on page 5.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page division pack for 4th and 5th grade. Share base-ten blocks equally and find the missing sides of area models, divide 4-digit numbers with partial quotients, and use the standard algorithm in the long-division bracket, writing the remainder after R and as a fraction. Then divide by 2-digit numbers with partial quotients and the standard algorithm, estimating each digit, and solve story problems where the remainder decides the answer. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.
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