Weekly Update: February 24th - 28th

Happy Friday!

Here is one of the activities we have been working on this week: Multiplication & Division Tricks!

Learning Intentions:

• Analyze and apply strategies for multiplication and division within 100 (Grade 3)
• Recall and apply multiplication number facts, with factors to 12, and related division number facts (Grade 4)
• Investigate multiplication and division strategies
• Relate multiplication to repeated addition
• Relate multiplication to skip counting
• Recognize interpretations of multiplication and division in various contexts

We have continued our exploration of Multiplication & Division and students are strengthening their abilities to solve multiplication and division equations and word problems. This week we talked about some of the tricks we can use to help us remember or solve equations. Here are some of the tricks we've talked about:

• 1's: Anything multiplied by 1 is that number (ex. 3 x 1 = 3)
• 2's: Skip Count by 2's or double the number!
• 5's: Skip Count by 5's
• 9's: There are so many cool tricks with the 9 times table! For example, we love using the hand trick to solve numbers that are multiplied by 9! Ask your child to demonstrate this for you.
• 10's: When multiplying by 10, add a zero to the original number.
• 11's: Numbers under 10 that are multiplied by 11 is that number twice! (ex. 2 x 11 = 22)

Students were tasked with filling out a blank multiplication chart using all the tips and tricks that we discussed. They were amazed to see how many facts they were able to recall without drawing pictures to find the answer.

Take some time this weekend to practice multiplication facts with your child! 

FYI - Our Multiplication & Division tests will be coming home early next week! Keep an eye out for these.

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Ms. Mostaghel 😁