Math lesson plan · 4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 30 minutes
Divide a two-digit number by a one-digit number
Multiplication and division
CCSS 4.NBT.B.6England: Y4 Multiplication and division
Objective and success criteria
Students will: Divide a two-digit number by a one-digit number.
- I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
- I can explain each step and say why it works.
- I can check my answer and spot a mistake.
Before and after
Needs first: Divide by 6, 7 and 9
Leads to: Divide a three-digit number by a one-digit number
Materials: Counters for arrays, Multiplication grid, Base-ten blocks, Mini whiteboards and pens, Printed student sheet (below).
Warm-up · 4 min
- Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Divide by 6, 7 and 9). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
- Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
- 60 ÷ 6 = ? → 10Prompt: 6 times what makes 60?
- __ ÷ 7 = 5 → 35Prompt: Multiplication undoes division.
- 42 ÷ 7 = ? → 6Prompt: 7 times what makes 42?
Hook · 3 min
- Show an array of chairs, eggs or windows and ask how many there are without counting one by one.
- Share the objective: Divide a two-digit number by a one-digit number. Read the success criteria together.
I do: model it · 7 min
- Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
- Example: 96 ÷ 6 = ?
- Step 1: 96 = 60 + 36
- Step 2: 60 ÷ 6 = 10, 36 ÷ 6 = 6
- Step 3: 10 + 6 = 16
- Answer: 16
- Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.
We do: guided practice · 6 min
- Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
- Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
- 84 ÷ 4 = ? → 21Prompt: Split 84 into a multiple of 4 you know (like 40) and the rest.
- 77 muffins are shared equally between 7 trays. How many muffins go in each? → 11Prompt: Work out 77 ÷ 7.
You do: independent practice · 7 min
- Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
- Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.
The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.
Exit ticket · 3 min
- Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
- 36 books are shared equally between 3 shelves. How many books go in each? → 12Prompt: Work out 36 ÷ 3.
- 90 ÷ 5 = ? → 18Prompt: Split 90 into a multiple of 5 you know (like 50) and the rest.
Watch out for
- Thinking multiplying always makes a number bigger.
- Dropping a zero in long multiplication when moving to the tens row.
Support and stretch
Support
- Review first: Divide by 6, 7 and 9.
- Use concrete materials: counters for arrays.
- Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
- Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.
Stretch
- Move on to: Divide a three-digit number by a one-digit number.
- Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
- Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.
Homework and more practice
Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/math/grade-4.
Free lesson plan from eurekami.com/lesson-plan-builder