Three parts of short division practice for Year 5 maths. Pupils warm up with three-digit divisions with no remainders, like 432 ÷ 3, move on to four-digit questions such as 3519 ÷ 4 written with remainders, then decide whether to round up or down in word problems about cupcake boxes and a school minibus trip. Worked solutions fill the answer key. Covers the England National Curriculum short division objective.
Number - multiplication and division
“Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context”
Part 3 covers the remainder-interpretation half that plain calculation practice misses.
Three-digit divisions such as 615 ÷ 5 to settle the method.
Questions like 1426 ÷ 3, answered in the form quotient r remainder.
Word problems where the context decides whether to round the answer up or down.
Complete worked solutions.
Assessment check
Run it after teaching short division; Part 3 exposes who ignores the context.
Guided group
Work Part 2 on whiteboards with a group still shaky on the method.
Homework
The graded structure means most pupils can start alone and finish challenged.
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