Division Match: a division matching game
A memory game: turn over cards and match each division fact to its answer. A free division matching game for any device. Grades 3–4.
🧒 Kids: Turn over 2 cards. Find a fact and its answer, like 42 ÷ 6 and 7. Find all the pairs!
How to play
- Choose the facts and how many pairs (6, 8 or 10).
- Press Deal the cards. All cards start face down.
- Turn over two cards. If one is a fact (like 42 ÷ 6) and the other is its answer (7), they stay face up.
- If they don’t match, they turn back over. Remember where they were!
- Find every pair in as few moves as you can.
What your child practices
Matching facts to answers builds two-way recall: seeing 42 ÷ 6 and knowing 7, and seeing 7 and thinking of a fact that gives it. That second direction is the heart of fact families, where 6, 7 and 42 give two multiplication and two division facts. Memory games also slow children down just enough to think, which suits children who are still learning the facts.
Which facts to choose
| Setting | Example | Good for | Learn it first |
|---|---|---|---|
| ÷ 2, 5 and 10 | 35 ÷ 5 | Grade 3, early | dividing by 2, 5 and 10 |
| ÷ 3 and 4 | 28 ÷ 4 | Grade 3 | dividing by 3 and 4 |
| ÷ 6 to 9 | 56 ÷ 8 | Grades 3–4 | dividing by 6, 7, 8 and 9 |
| All to 100 ÷ 10 | 63 ÷ 7 | Grades 3–4 | division facts within 100 |
| Up to 144 ÷ 12 | 132 ÷ 11 | Grades 4–5 | the 12 times table |
Pick the set your child is learning in school right now. If they win easily three times in a row, move to the next row. If they struggle, go back one row or open the lesson for that set and play again after a day or two.
Every fact in these games divides exactly, so there are no remainders and every answer is a whole number from 1 to 12. Remainders are practiced in the division with remainders lesson.
Once your child can clear 10 pairs in about 12 moves, the facts are well known. Try Division Bingo next, which adds a gentle timer.
Tips for parents
- Play together and take turns. Say each fact out loud when you turn it over.
- Start with 6 pairs and ÷ 2, 5 and 10.
- When you find a pair, say the matching times table fact too: 42 ÷ 6 = 7, so 6 × 7 = 42.
- After the game, read the list of facts on the results screen together.
- Your best (fewest moves) is saved for each setting.
In the classroom
Works well on an interactive whiteboard with two teams taking turns. For a quieter version, children play on their own devices and record their move count.
More division games and practice
Games: Division Race · Division Bingo · all division games · multiplication games · Times Table Blaster · all math games
Print it: division facts worksheet with an answer key, for practice away from the screen.
Practice: division practice trainer · 1-minute division speed test · division quiz · fact families
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Questions parents ask
How do you play Division Match?
Turn over two cards at a time and match each division fact with its answer. Find all the pairs in as few moves as possible.
Is this the same as a memory game?
Yes, it is a classic memory (concentration) game, with division facts and answers instead of pictures.
How many cards are there?
Up to 20 cards: 6, 8 or 10 pairs. Each answer appears only once, so every fact has exactly one matching card.
What grade is Division Match for?
Grades 3 and 4. It is a good first division game because there is no time pressure.
Does the game help with multiplication?
Yes. Each division fact has a partner times table fact, so saying both builds fact families.