Before teaching my 4th grade division unit, I like to spend a little time teaching division concepts. I've found that most students are fairly confident and solid with multiplication concepts. But, most students need a little division review before moving into multi-digit
Teaching the Concept of Division
Division can be a tricky and confusing concept for many students. When I was 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 facts, and not
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division 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
How to Teach Long Division
As I began teaching long division through the area model and partial quotient, I became concerned that while my students were learning the procedures they weren’t adequately learning the concept behind the procedures. I did not want the area model strategy and partial quotient
Division Escape Room Lesson
This Division Escape Room Lesson 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 motivated that they don't
Why I Love Teaching Long Division
When I found that I would be moving from third grade to fourth grade, one of the units that scared me most was long division. Yes, I had taught fourth grade in the past, but that was way before I ever heard of partial quotient or area models. All I ever knew as a student and
