1. Let’s Divide! …a refresher on long division
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2. Long division is tricky!
Do you agree?
YES NO

3. This is a tricky concept!
Long division
This is a tricky concept!
What makes it so tricky?

4. Long division
This is a tricky concept!
Lining up everything

5. Keeping track of numbers
Long division
This is a tricky concept!
Lining up everything
Keeping track of numbers

6. Long division Remembering the steps This is a tricky concept!
Lining up everything
Keeping track of numbers
Remembering the steps

7. Choosing the numbers to use
Long division
This is a tricky concept!
Lining up the numbers
Keeping track of the numbers
Remembering the steps
Choosing the numbers to use

8. It’s call LONG division!
This is a tricky concept!
Lining up the numbers
Keeping track of the numbers
Remembering the steps
Choosing the numbers to use
It’s call LONG division!

9. 1. Lining up everything Use graph paper
It is very important to keep all of your numbers lined up as you do long division.
Two great ways to do this:
Use graph paper
Use lined paper, turned sideways

10. Graph paper

11. Lined paper, turned sideways

12. 2. Keeping track of the numbers

13. D divide M multiply S subtract B bring down 3. Remembering the steps D
Hard to remember steps
Hard to remember steps
Does
McDonald’s
Sell
Big Macs? D M S B
D divide
M multiply
S subtract
B bring down
Dad
Mom
Sister
Brother

14. 4. Choosing the number to use…

15. 5. It takes SO-O-O LO-O-ONG!
…hmmm…what can help that?????

16. Long division Which one is hardest for you right now?
Lining up the numbers
Keeping track of the numbers
Remembering the steps
Choosing the numbers to use
It’s call LONG division!!

17. Let’s try it… 3588 ÷ 6 D divide M multiply S subtract B bring down
Does
McDonald’s
Sell
Big Macs?

18. Let’s try it… 14,772 ÷ 12 D divide M multiply S subtract B bring down
Dad
Mom
Sister
Brother

19. 820 ÷ 25 D M S B

20. 3,280 ÷ 64 D M S B

21. Long division PRACTICE!!!
Nothing will help you get faster and better at it…
more than…
PRACTICE!!!