Dear Family, In this chapter, your child will take division of whole numbers a step further. He or she will learn how to divide any whole number by a two-digit divisor. In order to do this, your child must understand how to divide multiples of ten. Certain skills such as estimation, substitution, dividing one- and two-digit quotients, and dividing greater numbers will be learned and practiced. Here is an activity that you can do with your child to help him or her learn about dividing by 1-digit divisors.
Right on Target Materials: Paper, pencil, timer
Step 1: Each player writes a four-digit number on a sheet of paper and passes it to the player on his or her left. If there are only two players, just exchange sheets.
Step 2: Players use the number they are passed as a dividend for a division problem. For example: 5,896
Step 3: Players have one minute to find a divisor that will yield a quotient near 50. Encourage your child to round the dividend to the nearest hundred. Look for basic division facts he or she recognizes and use patterns to solve.
Step 4: Repeat with other four-digit dividends. 304