Learning Long Division: Start with the Basics

Many exercises should be done where the students divided a 2-digit number by a 1 digit number. They should represent the number by base 10, make the groups and find the answer. When they're ready for the paper/pencil method, these exercises should be the next step. Notice that instead of base ten, they can use dots to represent the 1 and a stick to represent the 10. Hence a question like 53 divided into 4, the student would draw 5 sticks and 4 dots. As the student begins putting the strips (lines) into the 4 circles, they realize that a stick (line) must be traded for 10 dots. Once the child has mastered several questions like this, you can move on to the traditional divsion algorithm and they may be ready to move away from the base 10 materials. Basic Long Division Worksheets

• Show the Number with Base 10
• Using Base Ten, Divide the Base Ten into the Quotient
• Finding the Solution With Base 10 Strips
• Next steps: Base 10 Cuts Outs