Division





When working with division, it’s important to say “groups of” – for example:     50/10=5   Say “50 is composed of 5 groups of 10”  or ask the question “how many groups of 10 are in 50”?  Asking students to determine “groups of” helps them see what we are actually asking for and it transitions into division of fractions    ½ / ¼ ….  How many groups of “1/4” are in “1/2” --- see – the answer to that is not “invert and multiply”  ;)



The following array, consisting of four columns and three rows, could be used to represent the number sentence 3 x 4 = 12, 4 x 3 =12, 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12 and 4 + 4 + 4 =12


Area Model of Division - I will admit, this is another new concept for me!  Below are two teachers explaining the concept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8fvHi7n2Jk  This teacher does a nice job of explaining and demonstrating the area model.
http://vimeo.com/55396931

Learn Zillion
Videos and tasks for your standards!  The  videos can be used in various ways, I see power in viewing them prior to teaching the concept. They do a nice job of explaining the concept in easy words (for the kids) to understand.


Anneberg has professional development that you can walk through

The Math Page - This lesson walks the learner through the vocabulary and relationship between multiplication and division.