| aidemia--modules-lessonstartideas_type | Give a creative idea how to begin a lesson |
| Which subject | Mathematics |
| What age group | Year or Grade 4 |
| What topic | Long division |
| Quantity | 1 |
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By the end of this lesson, students will understand the process of long division and be able to solve long division problems independently.
Imagine this: You and your friends are on a scavenger hunt for the best cookies in town! You’ve just found a delightful cookie factory that gives out boxes of cookies. However, there’s a twist – each box contains a certain number of cookies, and you need to share them evenly among everyone in your group.
Let’s say you found a box of 256 cookies! You have invited 8 friends to join you, but you want to make sure each friend gets an equal amount of delicious cookies. The question is: How many cookies will each person get, and how many will be left over?
Give each student a small bag of pretend cookies (these could be paper cutouts or plastic counter pieces) and ask them to visualize how they would split the cookies among their friends. How would they do it?
Introduce the topic of long division by telling them that today, you will unlock a powerful tool – long division – that will help them solve cookie-sharing puzzles like the one they just imagined.
Now that we've whetted our appetites for cookies, let’s dive into the world of long division, where we’ll learn the steps to share cookies (or numbers) evenly every time!
Schedule time for students to practice these steps with more examples, reinforcing the real-world application of long division. Use their enthusiasm for cookies as a bridge to understanding this crucial math concept!