Multiplication chart 3

Recommended Age: 5 to 6 years (may be younger depending on the child’s skills and experiences)

Purpose: To help the memorization of the essential multiplication combinations

Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must facilitate the initial exercise, once shown the child may work independently

Prerequisites

The child must be able to count accurately from 1-10 and onwards
The child must be able to write numbers
The child must be able to match the numeral symbol with its quantity of numbers 1-10 and beyond
The child must have had many experiences in operations with the golden beads (addition, subtraction, MULTIPLICATION and division)
The child has been introduced to skip counting through work with the short and long bead chains
The child has worked with the multiplication beads
The child has worked with the multiplication board

Materials

* Multiplication chart 3

* Pencil

Preparation

Steps

Invite the child, introducing multiplication chart 3, together bringing the materials to the table
Invite the child to take an equation
Read the equation with the child (for example 6×3) and place your left index finger on the first number in the equation on the red number 6
Place your right index finger on the second number of the equation on the blue numbers (3)
Slide your left finger along and stop under where your right finger is
Slide your right finger down to meet the left finger, where your fingers meet is the answer (for example (6×3=18)
Invite the child to do one and when the child knows the finger movements, invite them to choose an equation, write the equation, do the finger movements and record the answer
Repeat a few more times
Invite the child to work independently, using the equations, sliding their fingers on the board and write down the answers
Child may check their answers with control chart 1 at the end

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