January 30

Long Division Quiz- Monday, February 6th

In the best of times, long division can be confusing. Therefore, there are a few choices in terms of how I will be teaching and assessing this skill this term.

  1. Students have learned 2 different long division strategies — standard algorithm and division with repeated multiplication (see videos below). They have the choice to use whichever strategy they are most comfortable with.
  2. For our quiz on Monday, February 6th, students will also have the choice of which skill they demonstrate their understanding of. The truth is, that if you know how to do long division for 3-digit by 1-digit numbers, you likely will be able to do 3-digit by 2-digit as well. But we understand that it can feel overwhelming and tricky, and that’s the last thing we want to induce! Therefore, there will be 2 quizzes for students to choose from. Quiz A will focus on 3-digit by 1-digit division. Quiz B will focus on 3-digit by 2-digit division. Throughout the term, students who choose to do quiz A will have other opportunities to practice and demonstrate their mastery of 3-digit by 2-digit division.

To help review for this quiz, students already chose a practice worksheet to bring home as part of their homework this week. There are 9 questions in all, and I recommend they do 2 – 3 each night. I have also been checking in one-on-one with each student throughout the week to help them make the best choice as to which quiz they will be completing next Monday. This is a great step in independence and owning their own learning.

If you would like to see some of the strategies we have been learning, please watch the following videos. Students can also access extra practice worksheets here, and use IXL as a study tool.

3-digit by 1-digit Standard Algorithm

3-digit by 1-digit Repeated Multiplication

Checking Division with Multiplication

3-digit by 2-digit Standard Algorithm

3-digit by 2-digit Repeated Multiplication


Posted January 30, 2023 by awhitteker in category 5A, 5B, Math

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