Long division
Divide numbers up to four digits by a two-digit number.
Taught in Primary 6 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 6 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 6 in Canada (Ontario).
Nigeria (NERDC)
Primary 6
- Strand
- Basic Operations
- Called
- Long division
- How it's taught
- Multiplication tables recited and memorised early; long multiplication and division taught as formal written procedures.
United Kingdom (National Curriculum)
Year 6
- Strand
- Multiplication and Division
- Called
- Long division
- How it's taught
- Arrays and repeated addition build to formal short then long methods; times-table fluency expected by Year 4 (multiplication tables check).
Canada (Ontario)
Grade 6
- Strand
- Number
- Called
- Long division
- How it's taught
- Equal groups and arrays with tools; students choose among flexible strategies (halving/doubling, partial products) before standard algorithms in later grades.