Division in Year 3

Division is the inverse of multiplication. If you know one multiplication you can quickly make two division sentences.

A helpful set of pages for early division. Use a number line to hop along.

Division word problems, but no remainders and only using 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x and 10 times tables.

Using the division sign in number sentences.

The 3x table is harder to learn, but is really useful when answering these divide by 3 questions.

More practice at dividing multiples of 3, with no remainders.

Introducing remainders when mentally dividing by 3.

Using the mastery approach with the 3x table.

Using the mastery approach with the 3x table.

Using the mastery approach with the 3x table.

A look at dividing by 3.

A different look at multiplying and dividing by 4.

Quick division tables questions for 8.

More on dividing by 8.

A different look at tables: division by 6 rather than multiplication.

Using knowledge of times tables to answer division questions.

Quick mental division using knowledge of 3x, 4x and 8x tables

More practice dividing by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 with no remainders.

More mental division using knowledge of 3x, 4x and 8x tables; with remainders.

Learning' times tables' makes these mental division questions easy.

Not all division questions work out exactly. There are remainders to find in all these questions.

When you divide by ten each digit moves one place to the right. We don't get into decimals just yet, so only whole number answers.

To find a quarter of a number, just halve it and halve it again! Easy!!

Remember that division is the inverse of multiplication, so dividing by 10 and 100 is just as easy as multiplying.

Multiplication and division using a tables square for the 3 4 5 x tables.

An early stage in written division, using repeated subtraction.

Using the standard written method of long division with small numbers.

The formal short division method.

Packing gingerbread people into boxes with none left over.

Check answers by carrying out a different calculation eg double to check that halving is correct, or add to check that subtraction is correct.

Word problems involving finding halves and quarters.

Using just the 3 numbers, make multiplication and division number sentences.

Word questions which are all about dividing money. Some involve dividing odd numbers of pounds, without a remainder. (Split the remaining pounds into pence.)

Having got the hang of remainders, now we move on to word problems with remainders.

To make a sensible answer for some division problems it is necessary to round up.

Division Calculating Concepts for Year 3