It's important to spend time teaching or reviewing division strategies before moving on to multi-digit division. Most students are fairly confident and solid with multiplication concepts. But, many students need a little review of division strategies before moving into
Teaching Division Concepts
We know that teaching division concepts can be tricky and confusing for many students. When teaching 3rd grade, this was the unit when a large group of students would begin to fall behind. There are so many potential reasons for this struggle: lack of number sense, multiplication
Teaching Word Problems
It’s no secret that addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems present a considerable challenge to students. Students often rush through word problems and immediately try to find an answer, rather than thinking about the meaning of the problem. Students see
Dividing With Area Models and Partial Quotient
Dividing with area models and partial quotient is a major part of fourth grade standards. Confession: when I first moved to fourth grade, I had no clue how to divide with an area model or partial quotient! After teaching it to myself, I hated it! Dividing with area models and
Division Escape Room Lesson
This Division Escape Room Lesson (you can find it here) is one of my favorite culminating activities to my 4th grade division unit. It incorporates so many skills and concepts into a fun and exciting format for students. I consider any lesson where students are so engaged and