Think aloud through long division
Two-digit divisors scare kids until they see someone do it out loud. Work one problem slowly: "How many 23s fit in 98? Let me estimate with 20." Then do one together, then let them fly solo. Estimation first takes the panic away.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
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