Really only four more weeks of summer!!! UGH gotta get on this math plan! Okay so the kids really wanted to brush up on their math skills this summer. Calculating their chores (see previous post) has been great but during today's rainy day we finally hunkered down and tackled the multiplication chart.
Goal = simply look at the relationships between numbers as they multiply
Is this the best way to "teach" multiplication? Most likely no but the kids had a great time doing it and discovering the patterns themselves. My rising 2nd grader hasn't really been exposed to multipliation except in skip counting so it was cool to hear his rising 4th grade sister explain things to him. :)
Next step?
- Keep looking at the sequence of numbers until they stick (yeah yeah we don't memorize times tables anymore...and that my friends is why my 9th graders cannot calculate tax!!)
- Make up songs or visit the songs already available
- Download and Print the Number Family Cards or create own flash cards
- Make a yard size multiplication chart out of a shower curtain, tape and paint
Visit my Pinterest Board: A Simplifying Mommy for the links
A blank copy of the Multiplication chart is in the Printables Tab above.
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