Guest Posted January 29, 2001 Report Share Posted January 29, 2001 Not sure about division specifically, but when I tutor I find many things are best explained using money. Maybe you can have them divide 10 into 100 (dimes in a dollar), 5 into 200 (nickels in two dollars), etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2001 Report Share Posted January 29, 2001 I have tried everything! I have had students use graph paper, use their lined paper vertically so they will have columns, use beans to divide the basic division facts to get a feel for the root concept, subtract the divisor from the dividend continuously so they see that division will give you a smaller number. Still, even my best math students make silly mistakes! They will give me a quotient that is bigger than the dividend! Help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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