"Scaffolded Long Division Practice" is designed for upper elementary students to practice solving long division problems. Each division problem is displayed in a long division bracket within a grid of dotted squares. Fourth-grade worksheets include arrows to show how to drop each number in the dividend. The first problem is solved to show how students do it, and the second problem includes minus signs and answer lines, in addition to the arrows. Fifth-grade worksheets display blank grids, assuming students have already had practice and know what to do.

All division problems feature a single divisor. Numbers under the long division bracket include problems with three or four digits. Each worksheet page includes six long division problems.

Long division can be tricky for students because finding the answer involves multiple steps. It can be helpful to scaffold long division problems while students are learning, so they can get used to organizing the information and finding the answers to multiple problems.

Long division problems can be set up inside a grid of squares that helps students keep all the numbers in the problem aligned. Students who are just learning and need a little extra support can be given long division problems that also contain arrows, minus signs, and answer lines. Students who have had some practice can be given a problem in a blank grid. Eventually, students can be given a long division problem without a grid, and they have to keep all the numbers and answers lined up on their own.