Division basic facts

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Purpose:

You can help your child to practice the division basic facts.

What you need:

  • Card to make a set of cards
  • Pen

What to do:

Make a set of cards.

On one side of the card write the answer to a times table question up to 100.

On the other side of the card write a factor of the number only up to 10 x 10.

For example: if one side is 12 the other side could be 6.

Give your child the cards with the answers facing up.

Your child reads the first card then flips it over and divides it by the number on the other side and tells you the answer.

12 + 6 = 2

Some basic facts questions are easier to remember. Make a mix of some facts your child knows and some new ones.

What to expect your child to do:

To quickly recall the answers to the division basic facts.

Variations:

  • Your child can practice this activity on her/his own
  • See how long it takes to get through all of the cards.
  • You can make new cards to add to your set.

He Kupu Māori:

divide wehe (-a)

He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:

  • Wehea te whā tekau mā rima ki te iwa, ka hia? (Divide 45 by 5. How many is that?)
  • Kei te tika tēnā. Koia kei a koe! (Thats correct. You’re awesome)
  • Koia nei ngā wehenga i tika tō whakautu. (These are the divisions you got correct)
  • Koia nei ngā wehenga i hē tō whakautu. (These are the divisions you got wrong)

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