MULTIPLICATION 911!!

As discussed in previous posts, multiplication and division are foundational concepts that students need to learn at specific times in their academic careers. Ask almost any grade 6 and 7 teacher and they will tell you how poorly students multiply and divide. This is a critical skill that only gets harder to learn later on. We are teaching them a variety of strategies to multiply and divide, BUT they must practise these skills.

Suggestions:
DICE GAMES

• grab two die and a piece of scrap paper.
• take turns rolling the die and multiplying the numbers
• the person with the highest product (answer) wins the point

CARD GAME

• grab a deck of cards
• pull out the face cards
• take turns pulling out two cards and multiplying them
• the person with the highest product (answer) wins the point

Good Old Flash Cards--nothing wrong with those!!

PLEASE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE