Investigations Blog

At a recent professional development session on multiplication and division, my colleague and I asked participants to examine some student solutions to the problem: 1564 ÷ 36. Before looking at the student work below, think about how you would solve the problem. The following solution from a fifth grade student seemed to either amaze participants or they had a hard time making sense of it. I’ve been thinking a lot about their reactions. Take a moment to look at this work. What do you notice?...