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Fun Ways to Teach Division to Kids

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Are you struggling with how to teach division?  Do you have a learner who is just not getting it?  I understand. We are there, too! So I decided to do a little work and figure out some Fun Ways to Teach Division to Kids.

I have a whole bunch of division teaching resources to help you teach your kids the basics of division. Hopefully these will make math a little more interesting in your home or classroom! Maybe you can reduce the tears a little, too. ( also, be sure to check out my post on Fun Ways to Teach Multiplication to Kids and my Fun Ways to Teach Fractions post, too!)

fun ways to teach division to beginners

My son is beginning to learn division. He is having a hard time understanding the concept, so I decided to try out a few things to help him. I want to get him over the fear of it. We started by playing a simple game. I gave him 30 plastic beads and a mini muffin tin. He had to divide the beads between the slots evenly.

We started with dividing between 2 spots only, then moved up in numbers. If there were any left over, we talked about remainders. Then we reduced the number of beads and tried it again. We tried it with our Unifix math cubes as well. Using manipulates seemed to really make it click for him.

teach basic division

Division Worksheets & Printables:

Math Fact Families Printable
I made a free set of Math Fact Family Cards ! You’ll love them. 

 

Also check out my Division Matching Puzzles!

Division Matching Puzzles (With Money)

 
The Worksheet Place has free worksheets to download.
Worksheet Fun
Math Worksheets 4 Kids
Kids Learning Station
Free Math Worksheets
Division Magic Squares from HoJo’s Teaching Adventures
Division Hint Sheet from Classroom Freebies Too
Pizza Division on Teacher’s Notebook
Tons of cool math printables from Practical Pages
Division Bang Game from Hunter’s Teaching Tales
Burst the Balloons Division Game from Teachers Pay Teachers
Math Facts Cards from Donna Young
What’s My Share from Teachers Pay Teachers

Learning Division On YouTube:  

Youtube always has so many fun ideas for teaching things. This is one of my go-to spots when we need a little extra with a subject we are struggling with. These videos will definitely make division more fun!

Math Basics: Division
Learning Basic Division
What Is Division in Maths
How to Divide- Maths for Kids
The Steps to Long Division
The Doorbell Rang

Learning Apps to Teach Division:

Are you a tech-junkie like me?  We REALLY like learning apps. I schedule learning games into my kids school schedule each day. They have folders for different subjects. This is a list of some good apps to practice division. And since it is technology, it’s always a little more fun.

apps to teach division
Splash Math Apps ~ Math Fact Master ~Mathemachicken ~ Math Martians
Division Wiz ~ Math Bingo ~ Space Mathematics ~ Chalkboard Division

Books on Division:

Math books are great for learning new things. They tell stories that interest the kids and they often do not realize they are learning new facts. This is a great selection of division books that will help your kids grasp the concept better.

books to teach division
 
One Hundred Hungry Ants ~ A Remainder of One ~ The Multiplying Menace Divides ~ The Doorbell Rang ~ Equal Shmequal ~ Bean Thirteen
The Great Divide ~ Cheetah Math ~ Divide and Ride ~ Murderous Maths
Need Multiplication Ideas too?
Fun Ways to Teach Multiplication to Kids
How about Fraction ideas?
 Fun Ways to Teach Fractions to Kids
This is part of the iHN Massive Guide to Math. Click the image below to see more ideas from other bloggers!
MassiveGuideMath
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Fairy Tale Lesson Ideas with Hans Christian Andersen


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  1. The Mrs. says

    September 4, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    Super resources! Love your muffin tin idea! How old is your son?

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  2. Lucy Ravitch says

    September 4, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    Wonderful resources! Thanks! If you want to link up this post to my MaTh activity Thursday tomorrow that would be awesome.

    ~Lucy
    Kids Math Teacher

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  3. Karyn Tripp says

    September 4, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Thanks! 🙂 He is almost 9.

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  4. JDaniel4's Mom says

    September 5, 2013 at 2:17 am

    This is a great way to work on division.

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  5. Heather W says

    September 5, 2013 at 3:13 am

    Thanks for the shout out! I’m seeing some traffic from it and I’m pinning it now. 🙂
    ~HoJo~

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  6. Lisa M says

    September 5, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    pinned to keep for a few years!!!

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  7. Jill EnchantedHomeschoolingMom says

    September 6, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    This is a great way to teach division. We bake a lot around our home so I will try this one the next time we fire up the oven and wait to bake our next recipe 🙂

    Thank you for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! I do hope that you will visit my neck of the magical woods every week and take a quick rest by the tree on the tree stump while you read everyone’s blog posts that they have so thoughtfully shared with all of us.

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  8. Lucinda @ NavigatingByJoy.com says

    September 7, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    I love the muffin tins and beads. It can be so easy to overlook the value of simple manipulatives when teaching our children these concepts, but it makes so much difference. Thank you for sharing!

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  9. Anna says

    September 7, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    This is SUCH a great round-up, Karyn. Thanks so much for sharing at After School!

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  10. Anna says

    September 7, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Featuring on Monday’s linkup! Thanks again!

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  11. Natalie F says

    September 8, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    Wow – so many great ideas here. My 6 year old is intensely interested in division – I am pinning this post to get her more resources to explore on her own. Thanks for sharing with Afterschool.

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  12. Jennifer - The Deliberate Mom says

    September 8, 2013 at 4:20 pm

    What an awesome selection. We’re a couple years away from division but I’m pinning this for future reference.

    Thanks for sharing.
    xoxo

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  13. Beth Gorden says

    September 13, 2013 at 9:54 am

    Love all these fun, hands on way to learn division!! Thanks for linking up and sharing your creativity at TGIF! I featured this today. I hope to see you linked up again later today,

    Have a great weekend,
    Beth

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    • savannah sutton says

      October 21, 2016 at 6:09 pm

      can you teach a kindergarden child to divide?

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  14. Carrie says

    September 13, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    Some great ideas!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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  15. Almost Unschoolers says

    January 31, 2014 at 8:09 am

    I really like the muffin tin and bead idea…will be using – thanks!

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  16. Phoebe says

    July 9, 2016 at 6:00 am

    The printables are great! We also have worksheets for division. 🙂 Check them out!

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