Multiplication and Division Made Fun

Facts. They are so important to know.

Think about how often you use numbers in your every day life. Gas cost $2.25 and it take 10 gallons to fill my tank, bananas are 75 cents each and my family eats 8 in a week, I have 24 students present today, but they need to work in groups of 4… and so on. You solve these problems quickly in your head, because you are fluent with your math facts giving you the ability to manipulate numbers. 

What is someone does not know their facts? Then 75 x 8 becomes 75 + 75 + 75 + 75 and before they get to 8 they have given up. 

In second grade students are introduced to the concept of multiplication and are expected to fluently multiply and divide within 100 by third grade (3.OA.7). This is a foundational skill that students must master in order to be successful in fourth and fifth grade… and life going forward. 

How do you teach these foundational skills? How do you support students that should know their facts, but don’t? Drill and practice? Flash cards? No! Learning needs to be fun. It needs to be engaging. It needs to be hands-on.

Keeping Up with Mrs. Harris and I collaborated to make your multiplication and division instruction, as well as, RTI time easy. We created games that will captivate students, they won’t realize they are learning, but at the same time they will foster fluency and accuracy of these facts.

I introduced these games during my small group instruction., to ensure students knew exactly how to play and to model my own mathematical thinking as I played along side them. Once students understand how to play each game it is easy to tailor activities to meet the needs of each student. You can pull specific facts out to focus on, or provide various manipulatives for those busy students.

Make multiplication and division engaging! The Computation Intervention Bundle: Multiplication and Division will ensure your instruction is fun for all students.

If your students are still struggling with addition and subtraction we have that covered too. Our ComputationInterventionBundle:Numbers0-20 will build on the prerequisite skills needed for multiplication and division.

Intervention Time: Computation

RtI time can be stressful. Finding an intervention that meets the needs of your learners that is also engaging is hard. Stress no more. Meghan Harris from Keeping Up with Mrs.Harris and I have teamed up to create the ultimate Computation Intervention Bundle. If you are working on adding and subtracting numbers 0-20 we have it covered.

Building foundational mathematical skills is so important for our young students. These skills are ones they will rely on heavily not only throughout their years in elementary school, but in every step of their careers as learners and their life outside of school.

So, these skills are important to teach with fidelity. But shouldn’t they be fun too? These skills need to be reviewed frequently. Facts need to be memorized, yes I said it, memorized. But not through drill and practice. Let’s engage our little learners in activities that will stick!

How do you make it stick?

Manipulatives make it fun and memorable. Use counters, play-doh, mini erasers (hello Target dollar section!), dice, number cards, number lines, subitizing cards, and spinners to make math unforgettable.

Introduce games during your small group time. You want to ensure that students know how to play and are actually playing the game correctly. Play along with them!

This is an excellent time to model your mathematical thinking for students. Encourage them to explain their thoughts and strategies as they play as well. Once students are comfortable you can put these activities in stations to review all year long. Switch them out occasionally. Soon they will be begging to play certain games!

Many first grade and second grade OA standards are addressed in this bundle. While we made it with those grade levels in mind, it would also benefit kindergarteners that grasp the concept of adding to 5 quickly and need a challenge.

Make learning fun again! Get this bundle now, while it is at a discounted price. If you purchase today you will also get all of the updates as we add more content. Don’t wait, because the price will increase.

Interested in trying it out for free? Head over to Keeping Up with Mrs. Harris for a 30 page FREE sample!