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This lesson plan for grades 3-5 teaches students about remainders in division problems, emphasizing critical thinking and interpretation. Students will engage in hands-on activities, practice division with and without remainders, and relate their findings to real-world scenarios. The lesson includes video resources, group discussions, and evaluation through quizzes and peer interactions.

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GG_Intro-to-Remainders-in-a-Division-Problem_LP

This lesson plan for grades 3-5 teaches students about remainders in division problems, emphasizing critical thinking and interpretation. Students will engage in hands-on activities, practice division with and without remainders, and relate their findings to real-world scenarios. The lesson includes video resources, group discussions, and evaluation through quizzes and peer interactions.

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LESSON PLAN

INTRO TO REMAINDERS IN A DIVISION PROBLEM


GRADES 3-5
SUMMARY

Students learn the concept of remainders, and then focus on interpreting how to use remainders in different scenarios.
Students learn that different situations may require them to round up, round down, or divide a remainder using fractions.
Sometimes, the answer to a question is the remainder itself.

COMMON CORE STANDARD(S)


4.NBT.B.6 Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using
strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication
and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

DURATION

Two 45-minute classroom periods


Engage and Explore, Explain, Elaborate page 1—one 45-minute classroom period
Elaborate page 2, Evaluate—second 45-minute classroom period

ENGAGE AND EXPLORE

The majority of this lesson focuses on critical thinking and interpretation, and students are better equipped to tackle
these challenges if they first review some division concepts. In particular, students should practice using arrays and
groups to solve division problems and relating division problems to multiplication. Supply students with manipulatives or
counters and encourage them to draw models.
Separate students into groups. Give each group a division problem where the result does not leave a remainder. Ask
students to model some division problems using equal-sized groups of counters or by drawing the groups.

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Some sample problems:
• Share 30 candies equally among 6 people.
• Divide 48 liters of water equally into 4-liter jugs.
• 9 identical sweaters are knit using 72 balls of yarn.
Ask students to find the result and then interpret the result in the context of the problem. Once students have solved
the problem, ask them to write the equivalent multiplication equation. Have groups rotate problems until each group has
completed at least 3 problems. Give students an opportunity to present their solutions and explain their interpretations
for one or more of their problems.
Then give students a problem where the solution does include a remainder. Ask students to show how to divide 27
cupcakes amongst a group of 5 friends. Ask them to use a drawing or counters to show how they would try to share the
cupcakes equally.
Students try to divide 27 into 5 equal groups, but they are not able to. There can be 5 in each group with 2 left over. Have
students discuss their difficulties. Have them discuss how they would deal with the problem in real life.
Tell them that sometimes when you try to divide things into equal groups, you cannot. Sometimes there is an amount left
over, like the 2 cupcakes. This amount is called a remainder. In the lesson today they will learn how to solve problems
that involve remainders and interpret those remainders in the problem they are solving.

EXPLAIN

WATCH THE GENERATION GENIUS INTRO TO REMAINDERS IN A DIVISION PROBLEM


VIDEO AS A GROUP
Facilitate a conversation using the Discussion Questions.

ELABORATE

Direct students to use their new understanding to complete the practice problem worksheets. Page 1 contains bare
mathematical problems to solidify understanding of the process. Page 2 contains application problems for students to
apply the process to solve real-world problems.

EVALUATE

Have students gather in groups of 2 or 4 to compare and discuss their answers to the problems. Allow students
enough time to communicate with their peers about their process and their thinking. Encourage students to use
correct mathematical language when discussing their process. Have each group choose two questions they want more
information about, or they want to discuss as a class.

When groups are ready, take questions from students. Encourage groups to answer questions brought up by other
groups.

Students can play the online Kahoot! quiz game located below the video. It provides downloadable scores at the end
of the quiz game. Alternatively, you can use the paper quiz, or the exit ticket questions. All these resources are located
below the video in the assessment section.

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