tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post4010352190235450367..comments2023-06-27T08:15:48.443-05:00Comments on Smockity Frocks: Teaching Long DivisionSmockity Frockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15922037293905396736noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-21958359061159338752009-05-13T06:57:00.000-05:002009-05-13T06:57:00.000-05:00Excellent! Thanks!
~SusanExcellent! Thanks!<br /><br />~SusanA happy heart at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828925608889359309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-65522191905056915582009-03-07T19:26:00.000-05:002009-03-07T19:26:00.000-05:00"It doesn't have to be fun, it just has to get don..."It doesn't have to be fun, it just has to get done." I thought I invented that saying! :DMelissa Hustedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297909417459369750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-38090649725329120732009-03-05T19:37:00.000-05:002009-03-05T19:37:00.000-05:00My unmathed daughter thought long division was goi...My unmathed daughter thought long division was going to be sooooo hard, but divide-multiply-subtract-bring down WORKS!!!! I"m not the only mom out there doing this :)Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912303104891284819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-42142169392663875532009-03-04T23:59:00.000-05:002009-03-04T23:59:00.000-05:00I'm glad some of you found this helpful!Kristin, ...I'm glad some of you found this helpful!<BR/><BR/>Kristin, I searched for a sample long division problem, then saved the images to my computer and pasted them on my post.Smockity Frockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922037293905396736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-5781078646342053122009-03-04T23:03:00.000-05:002009-03-04T23:03:00.000-05:00OH now that is a GREAT help. I am horrible with ma...OH now that is a GREAT help. I am horrible with math and as my daughter gets older I am constantly trying to figure out ways to help her with math!!T!ff@nyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247397485424468951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-25519681736702222342009-03-04T22:12:00.000-05:002009-03-04T22:12:00.000-05:00Very clever! And I like the demonstration. It he...Very clever! And I like the demonstration. It helped me think it through. heheNikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02993502569209583377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-27238055758940294082009-03-04T17:31:00.000-05:002009-03-04T17:31:00.000-05:00good one! it's amazing how things like that stay ...good one! it's amazing how things like that stay in your head forever!karen bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529988464620429158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-8197901652429399772009-03-04T17:15:00.000-05:002009-03-04T17:15:00.000-05:00We used it today and it did help (once I got her w...We used it today and it did help (once I got her willing to listen!)...thanks again for posting that tip!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624220090240391921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-52236408037786622852009-03-04T15:09:00.000-05:002009-03-04T15:09:00.000-05:00Thanks for that!! I can STILL remember sitting in ...Thanks for that!! I can STILL remember sitting in my little classroom and trying to learn long division. Thank GOODNESS for an itty-bitty country school. There were 10 kids in my grade, and we'd all meet at a huge table to learn our lessons, then go back to our desks to do our homework. Every day, for two weeks, I made the teacher explain AGAIN the steps in long division. A rhyme like that would LunaMoonbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-81421113087108501732009-03-04T12:19:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:19:00.000-05:00Great acronym, but I was really impressed with how...Great acronym, but I was really impressed with how you got the cute numbers on your post.....do tell (C:Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792132554787453551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-62418043381704782672009-03-04T10:29:00.000-05:002009-03-04T10:29:00.000-05:00I could not help but chuckle at your phrase of not...I could not help but chuckle at your phrase of not being fun just being done. I am sitting next to my 10 year old who despises long division. He got a chuckle too. I never heard of this tip! Thanks for the post!Donna(mom24boyz)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06893314713352399022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-46288868470974557352009-03-03T23:53:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:53:00.000-05:00I must be weird, because I've always loved doing l...I must be weird, because I've always loved doing long division. I never heard of the DMSB acronym before, though. It sounds like it could definitely be helpful!Harmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105846442509828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-88362590901734631642009-03-03T23:15:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:15:00.000-05:00How did you know we introduced long division today...How did you know we introduced long division today? It was horrible...there were tears (and head banging) and the insistence that "I'm not smart like the boys!". She will definitely like the DMSB way to remember...thank you, thank you, thank you!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624220090240391921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006405629844665542.post-26091330636633218912009-03-03T22:50:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:50:00.000-05:00That's pretty cool. I may just copy you and use t...That's pretty cool. I may just copy you and use that to teach the next three how to do the dreaded L.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com