Long Division Song

The long division song works through a problem with a 1-Digit Divisor and a 3 Digit Dividend and comes out with a remainder. The animation contains a very catchy song that kids will love, and even more importantly, remember. Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down. That's how a quotient is found. Welcome to long division made easy as we go through the process step by step.

Song Lyrics:

Five Groups of Five are 29
Their Product is 25
Put That 5 Above the Line
On Top off the Line
Then Draw a Subtraction Sign
And Write the 25
The Difference is Four and There's One Step More
Bring the Eight Down Next to the Four

Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down
That's How A Quotient is Found

Divide 48 By Groups of Five
You Will Find That There Are Nine.
Put That Nine Above The Line
And Multiply Nine By Five
Then Draw A Subtraction Sign
And Write the 45
The Remainder is Three
So Write Our Three
That's How Easy Division Can Be

Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down
That's How A Quotient is Found

Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down
That's How A Quotient is Found!

And When There's a Remainder,
Write R Followed by What is Left Over
That's How A Quotient is Found!

Learn More

This song targets TEKS and Common Core learning standards from both 4th Grade and 5th Grade. Look into the relevant standards here, or dig deeper into Long division here.

If you are interested in getting ideas on how to plan a robust standards-aligned long division lesson, we recommend checking out Instructure's recommendations for common core standards 4.NBT.6, and 5.NBT.6 . These pages help break down standard language, lay out the grade-appropriate level of rigor for each concept, and offer a variety of suggestions for activities (lesson seeds) that help students achieve their learning targets.

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