Monday, 20 January 2014

Week of January 20th - Numeracy activity

Multiplication

It is important that you have a good handle on your basic multiplication facts, so now is the time to start practising. No homework? Now you do try these activities to practise your skills. Create a 11 x 11 grid. Put all your multiplication facts from 1 to 10 on he grid. What ones are easy for you? What ones doe you find more challenging? What strategies could you use to help you with the ones that are more challenging?

Here is an example of a the chart.

x
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Here are some great online game to practice multiplication skills.

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/snowboard-challenge-multiplication

http://www.multiplication.com/games/play/granny-prix

Keep coming back to the Blog for some great multiplication tips.

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