Virginia SOL 5.CE.1.b.iii
The Standard
divisors do not exceed two digits
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will estimate, represent, solve, and justify solutions to single-step and multistep contextual problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with whole numbers.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students solve one-step and multistep word problems using whole-number addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They select a strategy, show the steps, and explain why the answer fits the situation.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students choose the needed operations, organize each step, and compute accurately with whole numbers. They interpret remainders in context and justify the answer using an equation, estimate, model, or written explanation.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose operations from keywords without considering the situation. They may drop remainders, misplace digits in long division, or overlook a step in a multistep problem.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “A school packs 1,248 pencils equally into 24 boxes, then gives away 7 boxes. How many pencils remain? Show and justify your work.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs base-ten blocks and task cards to model division problems with two-digit divisors, then compare the models with the standard algorithm.
Ask students to solve one problem two ways and write which strategy is more efficient and why.
Play Operation Match by having teams pair context cards with equations, solve them, and challenge another team to verify each answer.
Use a class trip budget with ticket prices, bus capacity, and meal costs to calculate total cost and numbers of buses needed.
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Related Standards
- 5.CE.3.c.i
quotients do not exceed four digits with or without a decimal point;
- 5.CE.4.a.iii
whole numbers will be limited to two digits or less; and
- 5.CE.3.c.iii
divisors are limited to a single digit whole number or a decimal expressed as tenths; and
- 5.CE.1.b.ii
factors do not exceed two digits by three digits;
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