Long Division Style

Grade Level(s):  4^th – 6^th Grade

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.6: Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

Targeted Needs of Student:

Understanding the steps of long division, understanding different operations in division

Goal:

To provide students with a way to remember how to long divide through music

Materials Needed:

1.      Way to project video

Explanation/Summary:

Students will either be given a bag already made or will be able to make the bag themselves. The bag will be filled with a certain amount (5 or 10) of tokens and then on the outside a large line will be drawn. When the bag is sealed, students can manipulate the tokens inside to create number sentences that represent the number.

Resource:                          

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