Teaching Division with Math Quiz Creator

Math Quiz Creator has several features that can help you teach your students to master division. Download the free trial now to get started!

Teaching the Division Tables

With Math Quiz Creator, it's easy to control what division tables are included in your division worksheet. The example below shows the settings for a worksheet that will include problems from the 4's, 5's, and 6's division tables, but that will only include problems with a low divisor, for example 16 / 4, 15 / 3, etc. This would be a good division table worksheet to introduce the 4's, 5's, and 6's division tables.

Repeat the Drills for Emphasis

Learning the division tables requires repetition. Rather than generating dozens of division worksheets in advance, with Math Quiz Creator you can generate a completely new division worksheet with a single mouse click. The "Re-create Section" and "Re-create Quiz" buttons allow you to treat each quiz you create as a template for an unending series of new quizzes. This makes it easy to create a new division table drill each day, and it gives you the flexibility to target specific areas your students might be having trouble with.

Long Division Problems

For students who have already mastered the division tables, Math Quiz Creator can generate long division problems with and without remainders. Because you can control the size of the dividend and divisor terms, it's easy to start students with simple problems, and then to build on that experience as you introduce more complicated problems. Begin with a two-digit dividend and a one-digit divisor with even division only. At least some of the problems randomly generated by Math Quiz Creator will match some of the 10's, 11's and 12's division tables your students already know. Working through the long division algorithm to a known answer will increase your students' confidence.

Division As the Inverse of Multiplication

It's important for students to understand that division is the inverse of multiplication. To reinforce this point, create a worksheet that includes multiplication problems from the same tables as the division problems you've included. At least a few problems will be the inverses of one another, and you can point this out when going over the worksheet with your students. Your students will quickly learn that they can check at least some of their work by comparing their division and multiplication answers.

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Division is just one of several different problem types that are found in Math Quiz Creator. Combining division problems and multiplication problems on the same quiz can create a powerful teaching tool. If you'd like to learn more, Download a free trial now, or visit our Main Page to see the different ways that Math Quiz Creator can help you teach better.