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I was so excited to finally begin our unit on multiplication. These kids get it. Multiplication seems to be their thing. While still working on time and money, we started out times table mission. Completing a quick one minute "quiz" each day, the students are on their way to mastering their times tables. I am so proud of them and how fast they have been progressing. I also love the encouraging and congratulating that has ensued as a result of our incentive. Everyone must master up to the tens times table for the whole class to earn an ice cream party.
Moving on from basic fact memorization, the students are learning how multiplication works. It is really just repeated addition. We have been working with groups and arrays. Hopefully the students are recognizing these in their everyday life. See? Math is important and useful. :)
Next up will be fractions and...division.
Moving on from basic fact memorization, the students are learning how multiplication works. It is really just repeated addition. We have been working with groups and arrays. Hopefully the students are recognizing these in their everyday life. See? Math is important and useful. :)
Next up will be fractions and...division.