The worksheet titled "Long Division and Dividing Decimals Practice" begins by giving students practice with long division. Dividends include four, five, and six digits with single-digit divisors. Answers do not include remainders, so students build confidence and master the basics.

The second half of the worksheet contains division problems with decimals instead. This encourages students to represent remainders as decimals instead of leftover numbers. It also gives them practice completing more complex division problems, as dividing decimals is trickier than long division with whole numbers.

There are only three division problems listed at the top of each page. That gives students plenty of room below each problem to work out the answer.

Learning long division helps students build strong number sense and helps them prepare for advanced math concepts. When students first get started, you can have them work with single-digit divisors and choose problems that don't have any remainders. As students practice their skills and feel more confident, you can introduce double-digit divisors and/or problems that contain remainders.

It's also important for students to think about remainders in different ways. As a final exercise, you can give students problems with dividends that have decimals. Instead of listing remainders as numbers, students can practice writing them as decimals.

Approaching long-division problems this way can also help you identify potential problem areas so you can address them. For example, if your students are great at doing long division without remainders but have trouble with remainders, you will want to tackle those skills before continuing to decimals.