Last year when I was in Gr. 4, we learned how to do long division. I found it to be easier than I thought it would be and I felt that I was pretty good at it. This year, in Gr. 5, when started doing long division again, I found that I had trouble with it, because I had forgotten most of my strategies. I was very frustrated and I felt like I would never be able to improve at long division.
Soon my teacher showed a couple of strategies we could use to do long division. At first, I had to practice lots with each strategy to memorize the steps. After a while, I felt really confident in myself because I was starting to "get" long division, even though hadn't thought that I could. Now I feel like I know how to do long division. This summer I will practice more using these two strategies so I don't forget as much. Here are a few pictures of me working through a division problem.
Soon my teacher showed a couple of strategies we could use to do long division. At first, I had to practice lots with each strategy to memorize the steps. After a while, I felt really confident in myself because I was starting to "get" long division, even though hadn't thought that I could. Now I feel like I know how to do long division. This summer I will practice more using these two strategies so I don't forget as much. Here are a few pictures of me working through a division problem.
Sometimes I like to do long division using the same strategies my parents used because then they can help me at home if get stuck.
This post was written by Jorja and Mr. P.
This post was written by Jorja and Mr. P.