Long Division Strategies 

Have you started to teach your students how to divide larger numbers in your math class? Long division is a skill that can be tricky for some students to master. Let’s face it… there are so many steps for them to remember with the traditional algorithm! Have no fear, Teach Starter is here to help you make the most of your long division unit. This set of strategy posters covers different ways your students can divide larger numbers. With this download, you will receive a poster that covers the following strategies:

• Partial quotient
• Distributive property
• Area model
• Standard algorithm

How to Make the Most of Your Long Division Strategy Posters

1. Print the posters and display them in your classroom for students to reference when doing independent work.
2. Print the poster on letter-size paper, slip it into a clear sleeve, and use it in your guided groups as a reminder.
3. Print the poster on letter-size paper, slide it into a clear sleeve, and hang it on a ring as a reference tool for a learning center. 

We’ve also come up with bonus ways to turn posters into interactive tools that really make your lessons stick! 

📂 Place copies in students’ homework folders for reference. 

💻 Provide posters as digital resources for virtual students. 

🧠 Test students’ memories by showing them the poster, then hiding it and having them tell you what they remember.

✅ Incorporate posters into your lesson wrap-up: students write on a sticky note what they learned from the lesson and place it on the poster. 

Before You Download

Use the dropdown arrow located on the Download button to choose between the editable Google Slide or easy-to-print PDF version of this resource. This resource is only available in color. 

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