Division Teaching Resources
Make teaching division simple this school year with printable worksheets, digital activities, games and more to help students understand how to divide and apply division strategies to maths problems.
This teaching resource collection was created by the teachers on the Teach Starter team for primary teachers, and each Australian curriculum-aligned resource has been carefully reviewed and curated to ensure it's ready to use with your students! Explore long division activities, methods for explaining divisors and dividends and more, plus find differentiated resources to help you meet each student's needs!
Want to learn more about division, or looking for fresh ideas? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Is Division? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Introducing division to your class? Let's start with a definition of this math operation that's easy for them to understand!
Division is the maths operation that separates a group of items or values into equal parts. The division symbols used to represent the division operation are the ÷ or / symbols. Students will also learn how to divide with a long division bracket.
An example can help students understand this!
Let's say you have 10 apples, and you want to share them equally between 2 people. To do this, you can divide 10 by 2, creating the following problem:
- 10 ÷ 2 = 5
Using division, you determine that you can give each person 5 apples.
Division Terms
Launching into division in your maths class involves plenty of new vocabulary words for your students to learn! Here are some of the terms you will want to start off with.
Dividend
The number that is being divided in a division problem is called a dividend.
Divisor
The divisor is the number that divides the dividend in a division problem.
Quotient
The answer to a division problem is called the quotient. This number represents the number of equal parts.
Remainder
The remainder in a division problem is the amount left over after dividing a dividend by the divisor that cannot be divided evenly.
Fact Family
A fact family is a set of related multiplication and division equations using the same three numbers.
Divisibility Rules
If you have a division problem where you want to know if there will be a remainder or not, these general rules will help you determine if the divisor can be divided evenly into the dividend. Some rules of divisibility include even numbers being divisible by 2, dividends that end with 0 being divisible by 10, etc.
Repeated Subtraction
What does subtraction have to do with division? This division method involves repeatedly subtracting the divisor from the dividend until the remainder or zero is reached.
A cartoon version of the division symbol
What Is Short Division?
One type of division your primary school students will learn is short division, an alternative method used for division problems with multi-digit dividends and single-digit divisors.
Short division and long division are arranged in a similar way. The only difference is that short division requires less writing than the standard algorithm. Simple subtraction and multiplication calculations are done mentally rather than writing down every step.
Short division helps students improve their maths mental skills and prepares them for learning long division. Speaking of ...
What Is Long Division?
Long division is another type of division students learn in primary school. This method is used to divide multi-digit numbers into smaller parts using a standard algorithm.
Long division looks a lot like a little house with a roof! You write the big number you want to divide inside the house, and you place the number you want to divide it by on the outside. Then you use subtraction and multiplication to figure out the answer.
What Is Division of Decimals?
Just as the name implies, division of decimals is a way to divide numbers that have a decimal point.
This maths operation works just like regular division, but you have to move the decimal point over to make the numbers easier to work with.
For example, if you want to divide 3.6 by 2, you would follow the steps of decimal division:
- Move the decimal point in 3.6 over one spot to the right to make it 36.
- Divide that by 2 to get 18.
- Move the decimal point back over one spot to get the answer of 1.8.
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Build a Board Game – Maths STEM Project
Improve maths skills and spark creativity by having students plan, design, and create their own maths-based board games.
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Dominate the Dragon – Mental Maths Worksheets
Capture your students' interest in maths drills for all four operations with these fun dragon-themed differentiated maths worksheets.
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Year 5 Mental Maths Drills Workbook
Get the mental strategies flowing with this ten-page mental maths booklet covering the four operations.
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Multiplication and Division Minute Maths Booklet
A maths mentals booklet with ten pages of multiplication and division questions.
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Interactive Maths Review – Activities for Years 5, 6 and 7
Review important maths concepts covered in years 5, 6 and 7 with a student-led interactive activity.
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Maths Mazes (Multiplication and Division)
Solve these mazes by manipulating numbers using multiplication and division skills.
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Year 6 Mental Maths Drills Workbook
Incorporate this mental maths drills booklet into your maths lesson warm-up routine.
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Multi-Step Word Problem Cards (Division and Multiplication) - Year 5-6
Solve multi-step multiplication and long division word problems with a set of printable maths task cards.
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Number and Place Value Worksheets - Year 2
14 number worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Multiplication and Division Word Problems Task Cards (Facts of 1-12)
Use a range of strategies to solve multiplication and division problems for times tables facts 1-12.
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Maths Action Words – Keyword Sign Free Printables
Help your students decipher maths word problems with a set of printable maths keyword sign free printables.
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Multiplication and Division Speed Drill Worksheets – Mixed Facts
A set of worksheets to help students develop fast and accurate recall of the multiplication tables.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Induction Booklet – Project
A project where students study the Five Wonders Theme Park stimulus poster to understand and use real world learning skills.
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Multiplication and Division Speed Drill Worksheets – Facts of 5
A set of worksheets to help students develop fast and accurate recall of the five times tables.
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Maths Symbols Posters with Vocabulary
A set of posters depicting the vocabulary related to each mathematical operation.
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Emoji Equation Riddles - Determine the Unknown
Determine the value of an unknown variable in an equation with printable Emoji Maths Riddle task cards.
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Multiplication and Division Word Problems Task Cards (2-Digit by 1-Digit)
Use a range of strategies to solve 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication and division problems that exceed the facts of the 12 times tables.
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Mathematics Vocabulary Posters
A teaching resource to help students identify the symbols and associated vocabulary for mathematical operations.
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Multiply It or Divide It! Board Game
A board game to play in groups when learning to multiply and divide numbers by 10 and 100.
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Order of Operations Dice Game
A set of 6 order of operations dice activity mats.
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Multiplication and Division Speed Drill Worksheets – Facts of 10
A set of worksheets to help students develop fast and accurate recall of the ten times tables.
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Basic Multiplication and Division Word Problems - Matching Game
Practice reading, writing, and solving basic multiplication and division word problems with a matching activity.
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Fact Family Safari (Multiplication and Division) Interactive Resource
Go on a colourful safari adventure with your students and help them solve interactive challenges whilst learning about multiplication and division fact families!
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Multiplication and Division Fact Families Teaching Slides
Introduce multiplication and division fact families to your students with this teaching slide deck.
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Multiplication and Division Word Problems Task Cards (Facts of 2, 5 and 10)
Use a range of strategies to solve multiplication and division problems with 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
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Multiplication and Division Speed Drill Worksheets – Facts of 6
A set of worksheets to help students develop fast and accurate recall of the six times tables.
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Year 5 Long Division Test (No Remainders)
Assess your students' skills with long division using a printable Year 5 Long Division Test.
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Division Dragon – Worksheet
Division doesn't have to be boring! Let your students practise with our fun differentiated dragon practice sheets.
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Halloween Escape Room - The Missing Treat Mystery - Multiplication and Division
Solve the mystery of who stole all the treats from the Halloween Party with an interactive Halloween Escape Room featuring multiplication and division.
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Dot Day Multiplication and Division Colour By Number
Integrate Dot Day concepts into your maths lessons with printable Dot Day Multiplication and Division colour-by-number worksheets.
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Multiplication and Division Speed Drill Worksheets – Facts of 3
A set of worksheets to help students develop fast and accurate recall of the three times tables.
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Multiplying and Dividing By 1000 Poster
A poster to display in the classroom when multiplying and dividing by 1000.