Support your students' understanding of division and remainders with our engaging and interactive Remainder Riddles: Division PowerPoint! This fun and flexible resource introduces the concept of division with remainders while keeping students motivated with a hidden Maths joke to reveal as they go.

Each slide presents a division problem involving a remainder. Students choose the correct answer from three options – selecting the one that matches the quotient and remainder as whole numbers. As they solve each problem, a piece of the riddle is revealed, turning number work into a fun, mystery-solving challenge!

Remainder Riddles: Division PowerPoint also includes annotated teaching slides that model how to solve division problems using both visual objects and numerical strategies. These explanations help scaffold understanding and support learners at different stages.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Understand division involving remainders
• ✅ Solve division problems and express answers using whole number quotients and remainders
• ✅ Use visual representations and number strategies to solve problems

What’s Included:

• Interactive PowerPoint featuring division problems with remainders
• Clickable answer choices and reveal-style riddle completion
• Annotated slides demonstrating division strategies using objects and numbers

Materials Needed:

• Interactive whiteboard or screen display
• Optional: mini whiteboards or counters for hands-on working out

How to Use:

1. Display the PowerPoint in slideshow mode so all interactive features function correctly.
2. Begin with the annotated teaching slides to review key vocabulary and model solving strategies.
3. Work through each division question together or let students take turns selecting answers.
4. Encourage students to use counters or drawings to check their thinking.
5. Reveal the hidden riddle piece by piece as correct answers are chosen.
6. Discuss the joke at the end to wrap up the session with a smile!

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as an introductory lesson on division with remainders
• 💡 Pause on each slide to model strategies before students select an answer
• 💡 Turn into a team game where groups take turns solving to uncover the riddle
• 💡 Use manipulatives like blocks or counters to demonstrate equal sharing with leftovers
• 💡 Extend learning by asking students to write matching number sentences for each question

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Emphasise the vocabulary “quotient” and “remainder” throughout the lesson
• 💛 Display part-whole models or bar models alongside the division process to support visual learners
• 💛 Revisit the completed joke at the end for a fun, light-hearted wrap-up

Remainder Riddles: Division PowerPoint is the perfect mix of maths mastery and classroom fun – helping students make sense of remainders through hands-on, interactive practise and a splash of humour.

Available in a PowerPoint version.