Short Division Video Tutorial

Teacher Specific Information

In this Short Division Video Tutorial, Martin demonstrates how to complete division calculations using the short method, which pupils may know as ‘bus stop method’. Martin gives different examples of division calculations with remainders and gives a variety of scenarios which would require different answers, depending on the remainder. Throughout the video, there are questions for pupils to answer.

This video will be useful for children to watch at home or for extra support as part of an intervention, or whole class activity.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Number – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Mathematics Year 6: (6C7c) Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context