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Two pages: the worksheet, then the answer key.
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Which divisors fit which grade
Division facts are multiplication facts asked backwards, so the divisor to print follows the times table a class already knows.
Grade 3, with the matching table
Dividing by 2, 5 and 10 is the easiest place to start. Each quotient is a half, a fifth or a tenth that children already know from counting, so the sheet introduces division on solid ground.
Grade 3 into Grade 4
Dividing by 3 and 4 is where children have to start thinking of a division fact as a missing multiplication fact. Print it the week after the same times table sheet.
Grade 4
Dividing by 6, 7, 8 and 9 needs the slow multiplication facts to be secure first. A child who still counts up to 7 × 8 will also count up to 56 ÷ 7, and the sheet will show it.
Grade 4 and Grade 5
Dividing by 11 and 12 extends division past the standard 10 × 10 facts. Use it with fourth and fifth graders, or as an extension for a child who finished early.
How long a division sheet takes
Plan 20 to 25 minutes for a fourth grader on a new divisor and about 15 minutes on a divisor the class has practiced. Division is slower than multiplication for most children, and the larger dividends, like 132 ÷ 11, slow it down further.
Split the work if you need to: color only the regions whose quotients a child can name, then come back to the rest after a break.
Using the sheet as a division center or early-finisher task
Pair each division sheet with the multiplication sheet for the same number. A child colors the times table sheet first and the division sheet second. The two sheets use different facts, so compare accuracy and effort, not single regions: a child who colors the 6s cleanly and then stalls on dividing by 6 shows the gap between recalling a product and recalling it backwards.
For early finishers, ask for the fact family on the back of the sheet. For 42 ÷ 6 = 7, the child writes 6 × 7, 7 × 6 and 42 ÷ 7. The answer key checks the quotient; the family checks that they understood where it came from.
Division color sheets are a multiplication check in disguise
The facts on each sheet run from the divisor itself up to 12 times the divisor. Dividing by 6 starts at 6 ÷ 6 and ends at 72 ÷ 6. A divisibility check helps a child see whether a number belongs on the sheet at all, which is a different skill from recalling the quotient.
A slow division sheet usually points back to a multiplication gap, not a division one. If a child stalls on 63 ÷ 9, go back to the 9s sheet before printing another division one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The one that matches the times table your class finished last. Division by 6 is the sheet to use after the 6 times table, not before it.
No. Every fact is an exact whole-number quotient, from the divisor divided by itself up to 12 times the divisor.
No. These pages cover divisors 2 to 12, the same range as the fact-set pages. Dividing by 0 is undefined, and dividing by 1 gives back the same number, so neither needs a practice sheet.
Yes. It prints on a separate page after the worksheet. There is no signup.
Yes. The picture picker above the sheet offers 24 pictures, and the worksheet and answer key regenerate on whichever you choose.