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GG Long Division Standard Algorithm LP

This lesson plan focuses on teaching grades 6-8 students the standard algorithm for long division after they have learned to use partial quotients. The lesson spans two 45-minute periods, incorporating engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation activities. Students will practice solving division problems, discuss their methods, and assess their understanding through group work and quizzes.

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GG Long Division Standard Algorithm LP

This lesson plan focuses on teaching grades 6-8 students the standard algorithm for long division after they have learned to use partial quotients. The lesson spans two 45-minute periods, incorporating engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation activities. Students will practice solving division problems, discuss their methods, and assess their understanding through group work and quizzes.

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LESSON PLAN

LONG DIVISION (STANDARD ALGORITHM


FOR DIVISION)
GRADES 6-8
SUMMARY

In previous grades, students used models and the relationship between multiplication and division to divide whole
numbers. In this lesson, students learn the standard algorithm for long division.

COMMON CORE STANDARD(S)


6.NS.B.2 Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm.

DURATION

Two 45-minute classroom periods


Engage and Explore, Explain, Elaborate page 1—one 45-minute classroom period
Elaborate page 2, Evaluate—second 45-minute classroom period

ENGAGE AND EXPLORE

Just like the standard algorithm for addition is a shorthand method of writing partial sums, the standard algorithm for
division is a shorthand method of writing partial quotients. Before they learn the standard algorithm for division, students
need to be comfortable solving division problems using partial quotients.
Have students work in pairs or groups. Ask students to think of a pair of numbers, one that has 1 or 2 digits and one that
has 3 or 4 digits.
Ask students to divide the larger number by the smaller number using partial quotients (also known as the Big 7 Method).
Here is an example of solving 195 ÷ 12 using partial quotients. In this example, the quotient is 10 + 5 + 1 = 16 R 3.

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Have groups tell you the different ways they reached their final quotient. Highlight solutions that used the fewest
subtractions to find their answer. These solutions should match the solutions that students find using the standard
algorithm. For example, we could solve the problem 195 ÷ 12 using two subtractions, 120 and 72, giving a quotient of
10 + 6 = 16 R 3.
Give or allow students to generate a few more of these division problems, each time striving to use the fewest steps to
solve.
Tell students that today they will learn a new standard algorithm. Ask students to discuss what standard algorithms mean
to them and how they have used them in the past.
Tell them that the standard algorithm for division is a neater and quicker way to write the process they are already familiar
with. This method focuses on place value to get the correct answer in the quickest and most efficient manner.
Show them one of their problems solved using the standard algorithm. Display this next to the partial quotient solution.
Ask students to discuss the differences between the way these two methods look and the ways in which they show the
same information.

EXPLAIN

WATCH THE GENERATION GENIUS LONG DIVISION (STANDARD ALGORITHM


FOR DIVISION) VIDEO AS A GROUP
Facilitate a conversation using the Discussion Questions.

ELABORATE

Direct students to use their new understanding to complete the practice problem worksheets. Page 1 contains bare
mathematical problems to solidify understanding of the process. Page 2 contains application problems for students to
apply the process to solve real-world problems.

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EVALUATE

Have students gather in groups of 2 or 4 to compare and discuss their answers to the problems. Allow students
enough time to communicate with their peers about their process and their thinking. Encourage students to use
correct mathematical language when discussing their process. Have each group choose two questions they want more
information about, or they want to discuss as a class.

When groups are ready, take questions from students. Encourage groups to answer questions brought up by other
groups.

Students can play the online Kahoot! quiz game located below the video. It provides downloadable scores at the end
of the quiz game. Alternatively, you can use the paper quiz, or the exit ticket questions. All these resources are located
below the video in the assessment section.

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