Would you like to introduce the box method of long division to your students? If so, this 93-slide PowerPoint may be exactly what you are looking for! After hearing so many teachers rave about the box method and tell about how it was a game-changer for their students, I decided that I had to try it out for myself! The ultimate result is this PowerPoint lesson!

This long division PowerPoint is highly interactive. It begins with introducing an image of a family with a dad, a mom, a sister, and a brother. Students are instructed to picture the image as they execute the four basic steps that they will repeat as they work through each division problem.

• Dad says, "Divide."
• Mom says, "Multiply."
• Sister says, "Subtract."
• Brother says, "Bring up."

After the introduction section, several practice opportunities are presented with various levels of scaffolds, and a gradual release of responsibility is provided for the students. All of the problems involve a three-digit dividend. Ample support is provided in the form of animated text boxes and answers that do not appear until the teacher has provided wait time so that students can determine what they think should appear in the box following each prompt.

• Problems 1, 2, and 3 feature verbal prompts (through speech bubbles) and arrows. Students are asked a leading question before they execute the step.
• Problems 4, 5, and 6 do not contain verbal prompts before each step. Rather, students attempt to execute each step independently, and then the explanation appears on the screen afterward. If students make a mistake, the error is caught immediately and fixed before moving on to the next step.
• For problems 7 through 12, no prompts are provided.

This file also contains a 3-page PowerPoint companion handout. Students can write on their handout, recording answers, as you progress through the PowerPoint. At the end of the handout, there are four practice problems for students to complete independently. Feel free to use these to determine which students need additional instruction, and which students are ready to continue to practice on their own.

PowerPoints filled with visuals are ideal for teaching new content to students because PowerPoints tend to be highly engaging and concepts can be easily broken down into understandable chunks of information. But let's face it... they are so time-consuming to create! Fortunately, now you have an option of using one that is already complete, kid-tested, and ready to go for you!

Check out the PREVIEW!! (Please remember, though, that the purchased PowerPoint will be animated.)

I encourage you to check out my follow-up activities:

Long Division Using the Box Method: 12 Task Cards

Long Division Using the Box Method: 10 Worksheets

Please note: You DO have my permission to convert this PowerPoint to Google Slides, and to share it with your students via Google Classroom. (A Google link is not provided, but you may upload the PowerPoint to Google yourself, if you wish.)

Also, the PowerPoint cannot be edited due to the copyright requirements made by the contributing artists (clip art, font, backgrounds).

Copyright by Deb Hanson

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