Multiplication

We have begun working on multiplication. We started with students identifying the things they know about multiplication:

• counting groups
• x0=the answer is zero
• x1=the answer stays the same
• x2=double the number; like addition doubles
• x5=count by 5's
• x10=county by 10's

This week we focused on relating multiplication to addition through the circles and stars activity. The students took turns rolling the dice and creating that number of circles and how many stars are in each circle. The students then created addition and multiplication problems for each picture. This activity really helped the students better understand how multiplication works.

We will continue to work on multiplication next week as we start to work on factor families.