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By iteach4th

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Are you just beginning facts, division with remainders, or long division?

I saw something here on PT that really worked for my kids this year. You know how they want to always put the quotient in the wrong place?
This solved it, and I didn't have one do it incorrectly this year!

When you teach how to do the problem, also teach them the steps of GUMS.
g=Goes Into
u=UP on top (this is the one that really helped!)
m=Multiply
S=Subtract
Of course, I gave everyone a piece of gum on the day that I introduced this! It really helped, too!

We have only learned division with
remainders, but will be doing long division when we return. I plan to change my acronym to DMSCB or Does McDonald's Serve Cheese Burgers when we do that. I'm sure you know about that one.

Hoped this helped a bit. Some years are always better than others!

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