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Ways to practice multiplication facts at home
Where to Start
· Start by teaching the zeros and
ones facts. These facts are easy to learn because they follow specific rules.
Anything multiplied by zero equals zero (8 X 0 = 0)
Anything multiplied by one equals itself (8 X 1 = 8)
· Demonstrate how the twos facts
are just the numbers added together
(8 X 2
= 8 + 8)
· Show how to solve five facts by
counting by fives
(5 X 3
= 5 + 10 + 15)
· Show how to use the
multiplication facts they know to find the facts they don't know
(If
they know 5 X 3 = 15, solve 5 X 4 by adding 5 + 15)
·
Then move
to each of the fact families: 3's, 4,s, 6's,7's, 8's and 9's, 11's and 12's.
· Remind that all multiplication
facts can be done backwards
(8 X 2
= 2 X 8)
·
DO NOT move to a different fact family without first
mastering the previous one.
Flashcards
·
Create your own. Students write the
multiplication question on the front of the card and the answer in number and
picture format on the back. Example, students write 4x7= (front of card) and
write 28 and 4 sets of 7 on the back of the card. The picture representation
allows the student to understand how 28 becomes the answer. Multiplication is
simply repeated addition.
·
The dollar store almost
always has multiplication flashcards.
For
Active Kids
· Have your child bounce a
basketball or catch a ball as he or she says the multiples of different
numbers. For example, he can practice the multiples of 9 for each bounce 9, 18,
27, 36. Then he can say them backward: 81, 72, 63, 54. Research shows that
kinesthetic movement helps the brain learn facts.
Games
·
This game is played with two people.
They put both hands behind their backs and on their count, shoot out a
number. Each player multiplies his or
her number times the other player’s number, and keep score.
·
Multiplication War: Deal a deck of cards between two people. Each person flips the top card of his/her
deck onto the table at the same time.
The first person to call out the product of the two numbers on the cards
gets to keep the cards. (Ace=1, Jack=11, Queen=12, King=0)
·
Roll the Dice: This game can be played with one person or
two. Roll two dice. Multiply the two numbers showing face
up. Write the digits 7-12 on squares of masking tape and stick to the
dice to practice your 7-12 facts.
Some
great websites that will help you practice those facts:
www.mathsisfun.com
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