Grade 3/Division
Division: More Practice Dividing by 10 (564)
Reinforce understanding of dividing by 10 with larger numbers. This worksheet extends the pattern recognition to three-digit numbers, helping students apply the place value concept confidently.
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Lesson Plan
Dividing by Powers of Ten
Standards
5.NBT.A.2Printable Aids
Place Value ChartBase Ten Blocks
Teaching Notes
Emphasize the place value shift when dividing by 10, connecting it to removing a zero for whole numbers. Highlight the inverse relationship with multiplication by 10.
Vocabulary
Dividend: The number being divided.
Divisor: The number you divide by.
Common Mistakes
- Forgetting to remove a zero or misplacing it.
- Confusing division by 10 with multiplication by 10.
- Incorrectly applying the pattern to numbers not ending in zero (which introduces remainders).
Differentiation
SupportUse base-ten blocks to model the division concretely.
ChallengeIntroduce division by 100 or numbers with remainders.
Discussion Questions
- What pattern do you notice when dividing any number ending in zero by 10?
- How is dividing by 10 related to multiplying by 1/10?
- If a number doesn't end in zero, what happens when you divide it by 10?
- How can you use multiplication to check your division answer?
Extension Activities
- Use a number line.
- Create division stories.
- Practice with larger numbers.
Parent Tip
Have your child count out groups of 10 from a larger collection.
Learning Path
Skill Cluster
Number Sense & Operations
Grade Level
4-5
Skills Practiced
dividing by 10mental math strategiesplace value understanding
Prerequisites
- Place Value
- Division Facts
- Place Value to Hundreds
- Basic Division Facts
- Multiplication by 10
Next Steps
- Dividing by Multiples of 10
- Decimals
- Division by 100
- Division by Multiples of 10
- Division with Remainders
- Dividing by 100
- Multiplying by 10 and 100