It is that time of year in school when most 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classrooms are working on various skills and concepts related to division. Last summer during OGAP training we spent some time learning strategies for teaching division based on the grade 4 and 5 CCSS expectations that state that students should be:
"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."
Below are two pieces of student work on a division problem. For each example, consider where the work is on the OGAP Division Progression and think about what might be a next instructional strategy.
Here is the task the students were given:
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