Division Worksheets for Grade 3

Print a page for a ten minute session right after a multiplication review, because each division fact is a multiplication fact in reverse. Ask the child to say the matching fact out loud before writing an answer. Twelve problems keep the task short enough for a first week of division. In class, work the first two together on the board, then let pairs finish. Use the answer key afterward, and have children fix any wrong answer by drawing equal groups.

Division at this level means sharing a number into equal groups or asking how many groups fit. The child learns that twenty divided by four asks what times four makes twenty. Most trouble comes from mixing up which number is divided into which, and from zero, since zero divided by anything is zero but dividing by zero cannot be done. Solid multiplication facts matter more than any trick here.

Stay with 12 problems until the child answers most without counting on fingers. The page also offers 20 when stamina grows. Try the In a row layout to show division as a sentence and Stacked to prepare for the long division bracket later. Missing number mode asks, for example, what number divided by two gives five, which is a strong check that the child really sees the link to multiplication.

How does division connect to multiplication for third graders?

Every division fact flips a multiplication fact, so six times four being twenty-four means twenty-four divided by four is six. Children who know their facts divide faster, so pair these sheets with multiplication.

What is zero divided by a number?

It is always zero, because zero things shared into equal groups leaves nothing in each group. Dividing by zero is not allowed, and the sheets avoid it, so children will not meet it by accident.

My child counts on fingers for division. Is that okay?

Early on, yes. Encourage drawing equal groups or using the related multiplication fact instead of counting up. Over a few weeks the facts should become automatic and the counting fades.