Tools for practicing long division:
- iPad/iPodTouch/iPhone App: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/long-division-mathematics/id341041204?mt=8
- Dividerama: http://cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/div6.shtml
Lessons
Today we did two sets of math questions in class.
- Today’s Lesson: Chapter 2, Lesson 11 - Dividing by a 2-digit Number (Pages 68-71)
- Mnemonic – Dracula Must Suck Blood, Daddy, Mommy, Sister, Brother
- Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Check, Bring Down
- Learning Goals:
- Different strategies can be used to divide by a 2-digit number.
- Multiplication and division are inverse operations.
- Multiplication can be used to check division.
- Additional Resources:
- http://goo.gl/b0iLC - Steps to Long Division Video
- Classwork: Practice Questions 3, 5, 7, 8, 10
- Homework Book: Pages 30-31
- Today’s Lesson: Chapter 2, Lesson 12 - Another Method for Dividing (Pages 73-76)
- Learning Goals:
- The standard division algorithm is based on place-value concepts.
- A quotient can be estimated by thinking multiplication.
- In a division problem involving metric measures, the remainder is reported as a decimal fraction of a unit
- Classwork: Practice Questions 3, 5 , 7, 9, 11, 13
- Homework Book: Pages 32-33
All math homework is due on Wednesday!
