Meaning of Multiplication

MATH BOX ACTIVITIES

Multiplication Facts (Sep. 26- Oct.7)

COWBOY CARDS ACTIVITIES:

1. War- play this game by splitting the deck evenly among the 2 players. Each player lays down two cards. Each person multiplies his/her cards together. The person with the highest number collects all the cards. Play continues until one of the players runs out of cards.

2. Fifteen Facts- Count out 15 cards and place them face down in a pile. Turn the first card over and place next to the other cards. Use this card to multiply all the other cards in the pile. For example, if the card you started with was a 3 then you would multiply all the other cards in the pile by 3.

DICE ACTIVITIES:

3. Multiplication Tic-Tac-Toe: On a piece of paper create a tic-tac-toe board. Roll the dice and multiply the numbers together. If your answer is correct, place an O or X in one of the boxes. Now have your partner roll and then place an O or X in a box. Play until you have 3 in a row.

4. First to 100. You will need a piece of paper to record your answers. After rolling the dice, multiply the two numbers together. Write down your answer and then have your partner do the same thing. Keep adding your totals from each round. The first player to reach 100 wins!

MULTIPLICATION FACTS:

5. Multiplying Windows: Give your child three pieces of paper and a pencil/crayon. Ask your child to draw one house on each piece of paper. Then have the child draw two windows on each house. Ask your child how many windows are there altogether. Have your child write and say a multiplication fact to show the answer (3 X 2= 6). Now have your child draw another window on each house so each house has three windows. Ask your child to write and say another fact to show the total number of windows (3 X 3= 9). Finally have your child draw one last window on each house and write and say the fact (3 X 4= 12).

6. Multiplying Fives: Look through a magazine with your child and find 4 pictures with 5 people in each. If you can’t find enough pictures, circle 5 people in pictures with more than 5. Have your child write a multiplication fact to show how many people there are in four groups of five (4 X 5= 20). To check the answer, the child can count the people by fives.

7. Nickels and Dimes: Use nickels and dimes to write math problems for factors 5 and 10. For example, lay out nine nickels on the table. Ask your child to count by 5’s nine times. Then have your child write a math problem for the nickels on the table (5 X 9= 45). Same idea could be repeated with dimes (3 x 10= 30).

8. Multiplying Pages: Let your child use the numbered pages of a book or magazine to help him/her learn to multiply sixes and sevens. Ask you child how many pages of a book could be read if he/she reads 6 pages each day for 7 days. Have your child write a multiplication fact to show the answer (7X6=42). Repeat the activity asking how many pages your child would read if he/she read 7 pages a day for 7 days.

9. Multiplying Ones and Zeros: Give your child practice multiplying 0 and 1 by the numbers 1-9 by using everyday items. Some examples:

a. How many grocery items are there in 5 bags with 0 items in each bag? (0)

b. How many spare tires are in 4 cars with 1 spare tire in each car? (4)

c. How many people are there in 8 rooms with 1 person in each room? (8)

d. Have your child create some of their own math problems around the house?

10. Multiplying with Nine: Play this game to give your child practice multiplying with the number 9. Hide 9 buttons or other small objects in a room. Tell your child that he/she has one minute to find the buttons. Every button found is worth 9 points.

At the end of one minute, have your child figure out his/her score by multiplying 9 points by the number of buttons found (9 points X 4 buttons found = 36). Play again after hiding the buttons

TECHNOLOGY:

Go to school web site: http:// schools.jordandistrict.org/foothills

Click on the Students button

Scroll to the bottom

Click on Math Links

11. Math Magician (choose multiplication to practice basic math facts)

12. Math Facts Cafe- scroll down past the addition and subtraction to multiplication

- click on the flash cards on the right side

- click begin

- solve problem and click on the “next” button

13. Times Table Trees- Choose a tree

- Solve the math problem

- Click on “check”

- After doing 20 problems, click on “Choose Another Table” and try a new math fact

WORKSHEETS: (pages are double sided)