Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Long Division is Easy!

In fourth grade we make the official dive into long division and boy, there are a LOT of steps!  I was inspired by the fantastic teacher blog Runde's Room and her math journal ideas.  I used her template and created an anchor chart for our learning.  The kids really seem to enjoy it and actually use it more than most of our anchor charts - seems like that is a success! 
 
The acronym for remembering the steps is Does McDonalds Serve Burgers - Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down, and repeat!  I also added some division words to help students who struggle with story problems and deciding if it's asking to divide or not.  :) 

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