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Once they have got the hang of counting in a certain number, give them activities during everyday activities, for example: When you turn a corner, ask them to count in 10s along the next road. Once they've mastered counting in sequences children learn the 2, 5 and 10 times table and they should be confident with these by the end of Year 2.
Make sure you test them as often as you can, but only for short bursts at a time; little and often is better than long sessions learning tables which will bore and tire them and you! As with most areas of primary maths today, story problems play a part in the teaching of multiplication. In Key Stage 1 children might face a multiplication word problem like: Every day at lunch Jayden has 5 grapes in his lunch box. How many grapes does he eat at school during the week?
Here the children would have to consider that there are 5 days in the school week and there are 5 grapes each day. Therefore the calculation must be: They could then draw an array of 5 lots of 5 grapes and count in 5s or count each grape if needed to get to the answer. In Key Stage 2 a multiplication word problem might be: Josie buys 4 hats and 6 scarfs.
How much money does she spend altogether? Here they have to think of two separate multiplication calculations and work out that, once completed, the answers need to be added together. It is really important to get your child used to the various different words associated with multiplication. Vocabulary related to multiplication includes: Practise multiplication vocabulary by asking questions in various ways, for example:.
At school children will be encouraged to use multiplication in different areas of maths space and shape , for example, or money maths. They need to be aware of basic multiplication facts associated with money and measures, for example:. It might take a while to get the hang of these and other related facts, but once they know them off by heart, they will find problem-solving involving measures much easier.
In Key Stage 2 one of the new multiplication methods taught is known as the grid method. In Year 3 , children will learn to multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number. They may learn this using the grid method.
In Year 4 they need to multiply two-digit and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number. In Years 5 and 6 they need to learn to multiply numbers of up to four digits by a two-digit number using long multiplication. By the time children leave Key Stage 2 they should be competent problem solvers who decide independently which calculation method they need to use to solve all manner of problems. They will use multiplication:. Access thousands of brilliant resources to help your child be the best they can be.
Can you multiply using the grid method, or draw a multiplication calculation as arrays? Start with multiplication as repeated addition In KS1 your child will be introduced to multiplication; it's taught as repeated addition and your child might talk about arrays and tell you that they've been counting and drawing dots in maths. Remind them that multiplication can be done in any order Children will learn that, unlike division, multiplication can be done in any order; the result will be the same.
Insist on multiplication tables Learning times tables is considered as important as ever, although some schools put more of a focus on learning them by rote than others. In Year 3, children learn their 3, 4 and 8 times tables. By the end of Year 4, they should know all their tables up to 12x Turn multiplication into story problems As with most areas of primary maths today, story problems play a part in the teaching of multiplication.
And at the same time, the "tens" place goes up: Well, your hands can help! I often have to say in my mind:. I also have a longer list of multiplication tips and tricks if you are interested. And if you are really good, see if you can beat the high scores at Reaction Math. Hide Ads About Ads. Printable 12 Times Tables: How to Learn Your life will be a lot easier when you can simply remember the multiplication tables.
First, use the table above to start putting the answers into your memory. Use it a few times a day for about 5 minutes each, and you will learn your tables. So, the two main ways for you to learn the multiplication table are: Reading over the table Exercising using the Math Trainer But here are some "tips" to help you even more:
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