Dividing for Equal Groups

This lesson is meant to help solidify division understanding before teaching the standard algorithm.  Given a situational story, students will use base 10 blocks to model division in order to solve problems. It may be used for 4th or 5th grade depending on the size of the divisor.  
Resource ID#: 73315 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 4, 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: division, base 10 blocks, modeling with manipulatives, divisor, dividend, partial quotients, 3 to 4 digit dividends, division algorithm, partitive, quotitive
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Problem-Solving Task,  Assessment,  Video/Audio/Animation,  Text Resource,  Teaching Idea,  Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Mathematics General

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