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Engaging Strategies for Teaching Multiplication

The document provides guidance on teaching multiplication to students. It discusses making multiplication engaging and reducing student anxiety through games and activities. Basic concepts should be introduced first before advancing to more complex ideas. Game-based learning can help students develop multiplication skills in a fun way.

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Engaging Strategies for Teaching Multiplication

The document provides guidance on teaching multiplication to students. It discusses making multiplication engaging and reducing student anxiety through games and activities. Basic concepts should be introduced first before advancing to more complex ideas. Game-based learning can help students develop multiplication skills in a fun way.

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How to teach multiplication

Multiplication is a big and often daunting step for learners, who feel like they’ve just
mastered addition and are suddenly being thrown something new. Teachers also often
struggle to communicate new concepts to student effectively.

What if we told you that multiplication could be one of the most rewarding lessons you
ever taught?

Our six-step guide to teaching multiplication is designed to engage students in the


learning processes with a clear and logical progression of ideas. There are lot of fun
ways to teach multiplication and reduce student anxiety, including:

 Classroom math games


 Fun math books
 Math websites

Multiplication doesn’t have to be stressful -- start with basic concepts and work your
way up, and your students will be multiplication masters in no time at all!

18. Multiplication games


Multiplication is a difficult concept for many students to grasp. Memorizing and
understanding core multiplication facts is a key element of math fluency, and provides
an essential foundation for further study.

Game-based learning can be a successful way to help students develop this


understanding and can engage students on stressful topic. Some multiplication
games include:
 True or false?: Write a multiplication sentence on the board that’s either true
or false. In teams, the class has a minute to discuss and respond with “true” or
“false” cards.
 Beach ball toss: Write multiplication questions on a beach ball and throw it.
Have students answer the question that is closest to their pinky finger.
 Jeopardy!: It’s a classic for a reason -- find an interactive template and fill it
with questions. The team with the most points at the end of the game, wins!

For more fun multiplication games, read 15 Multiplication Games to Make Math
Lessons Fun.

19. Multiplying fractions


So your unit on fractions is finished, and it’s time to move on -- to multiplying
fractions.

For some students, this leap is even more daunting than the switch from addition to
multiplication. But not to worry! There are teaching strategies that will have your
students multiplying fractions in no time at [Link] best practices for teaching your
class about multiplying fractions:

 Make sure your students understand the foundation and relationship between
improper fractions and mixed numbers, as well as how to convert them
 Use modular tools and visual aids
 Have students bring in a favorite recipe and multiply it so that it can feed the
whole class

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