Division - Worksheet

This series of worksheets is a comprehensive resource for teaching division in a variety of contexts, aimed at honing students' fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. The first worksheet emphasises division using factors, where students are tasked with dividing numbers by breaking them down into their factors, a method that simplifies the process and enhances understanding. For instance, to divide 860 by 20, students would first divide by 10 and then by 2, as both are factors of 20. This approach is also applied to real-life scenarios, such as determining how many bouquets of roses can be made from a given number of flowers.

The second worksheet introduces the formal method of long division, including exercises with remainders. Students are encouraged to check their work using the inverse operation. The problems are practical and relatable, such as calculating the number of coaches needed to transport people or determining the cost of individual stickers from a bulk purchase. The exercises progress from simple calculations to more complex problems that require students to identify and correct mistakes in division methods. The worksheets also include challenges for students to create their own long division problems, fostering a deeper engagement with the concept.