Long Division Relays

I have been working on division with one and two digit divisors with my fifth graders for many weeks.  We have practiced with arrays, models, partial quotients and traditional methods.  I am so proud of their perseverance during this challenging unit.

I was trying to come up with a fun way to do some practice and I thought of "Long Division Relays." I broke the students into teams of 4-5 kids.  I made sure that the levels of math were evenly dispersed.

First person completed the first round of steps: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down

Second person:  may fix any errors, and then continue the next round of steps, (depending on the dividend) if they finish the problem they yell"Check" and if they are correct they trade for the next problem. (you could have them check with multiplication)

Third, fourth, fifth person: continue the cycle.

It was very successful and made for a fun Friday!

Using Sticky Notes for Long Division

I recently read a great post on ways to use Sticky Notes in Math Class.  I love sticky notes and can't resist buying them whenever I see them in the store!!!  They make me happy.

One way that I have been using them for the past week is teaching long division.  They help keep numbers lined up and the student can focus on one digit at a time.

Check out Mr. Elementary Math's Post for 10 Ways.  He has some original ideas and has templates to print and use with your class!

My 5th Grade Common Core Math Notebook

I spent my whole summer working on a resource that will fill all of your math notebooking needs.  

 My best product ever...

Now available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

5th Grade Math Interactive Notebook

It covers all fifth grade domains: Number Sense:Whole Numbers and Decimals, Multiplication and Division, Fractions, Measurement, Geometry and Volume, and Data.  The domains have been broken down into smaller topics to fit into your curriculum.  We use Go Math in my district and this supplements my lessons.  I have many ELL and Inclusion students in my classes and find note booking a necessity.  I have been using notebooks for four years and find them a great resource for all my learners.  I made one resource that will make my own lesson planning easier!  

If you don't use notebooks, the pages can be used with your lessons.  Many of the pages can be printed in color on cardstock, laminated and used as posters to display in classroom.  I hang them up as another reference for my students.

I moved to fifth grade last year and started teaching only math and science.  I have over 20 years of experience in third and fourth grade.  Focusing on two subjects will allow me time to become more knowledgeable about content and I plan to create more resources in these areas.  I am starting to work on science notebook units.

I will blog and post more details about my math notebooks during the school year.  My photos are a mock sample that I quickly put together.  I plan to take more photos of my students work as we create our books this year.

The notebook is available as a complete bundle for $15.00 (over 100 pages) 

I have also broken it into 4 smaller notebooks for $4.50 each.

Link to 5th Grade Notebook

Link to Fraction Notebook

Link to Multiplication,Division & Order of Operations

Link to Number Sense & Decimals

Link to Geometry, Measurement & Data

These are photos pages for each section.

A page for Order of Operations

A page for decimals

Mathematical Mondays: Diving into Long Division

Today, I will be starting my long division unit.  I have many struggling mathematicians and need to find ways to help them grasp this new concept.  I searched Pinterest and the web for ideas to assist my students and came up with a few new things to try.  Wish me luck!!!

I am going to use the Dad Mom Sister Brother Rover Acronym to teach the steps of long division.We have to teach our fifth graders multiple strategies.  Here is my anchor for this week.

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Luck of the Quotient

I created a St. Patty's Day themed math game called "Luck of the Quotient."  My children have been loving it this week.  The game was designed to practice division facts with remainders.

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I found the bucket and gold coins at Joann Fabrics.  

(I want to get more when it is on clearance)