It always cracks me up when a student says “I know my multiplication facts, but I don’t know how to divide.” Many students struggle with the concept of fact families as they relate to multiplication and division. However, developing fluency with basic division facts is a key foundational skill to learning long division. How do you […]
Developing Division Fact Fluency Read More »
Long division is easily the most challenging 4th grade math calculation your students will learn. It involves a complicated (sometimes confusing) algorithm and requires a strong fluency of basic facts for not just for division, but also multiplication, and subtraction, too. To master the steps requires a lot of practice, practice, more practice. This post
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Long division is a skill which requires a lot of practice to master and patience to teach. I typically spend at least 3 weeks covering this topic and use Kahoot as a formative assessment tool to test student understanding. For tips and tricks for making long division a positive experience for your student, check out
Kahoot Games to Practice the Standard Method for Long Division Read More »
