Division
Sharing equally, remainders, and long division.
Strategies
Strategy · 5th gradeHow do 5th graders divide fractions?
In 5th grade, kids divide only with unit fractions (fractions with 1 on top, like 1/3). They answer two kinds of questions with drawings: "How many 1/3s fit…
Strategy · 5th gradeWhy is a fraction the same as division?
In 5th grade, kids learn that a fraction is a division problem: 3/4 means 3 ÷ 4. If 3 pizzas are shared equally by 4 people, each person gets 3/4 of a pizza.
Strategy · 4th grade, 5th gradeWhat is the partial quotients method for division?
Partial quotients is a way to divide by taking away easy chunks, like 10 or 20 groups of the divisor at a time, and keeping track of how many groups you took…
Worksheets
Worksheet · 5th gradeArea model: bigger multiplication and division
Three-digit by two-digit multiplication and division with area model boxes already drawn. For 5th graders.
Worksheet · 5th gradeDividing with unit fractions
Split bars to see how many pieces fit and how big each share is, plus two word problems.
Worksheet · 5th gradeFractions are division
Share pizzas and brownies equally, write division as fractions and fractions as division, and solve a word problem.
Worksheet · 5th gradePartial quotients division practice
Six division problems with two-digit divisors. Each one has space to list easy facts first. One has a remainder.