Wondering How to Teach Multiplication to Your Students?

Once students get to year 2, maths becomes a bit more complex and exciting! Students continue their student of place value, addition and subtraction, but they are also introduced to the wonderful world of multiplication! Whether this is your first time teaching this concept to beginning learners or you are looking for a refresher, read on for some strategies to help your students understand multiplication!

Before diving straight into memorising maths facts, students must understand the concept of multiplication and how they arrive at an answer. This can be done in a variety of ways and methods. Here are some of the most commonly used methods to teach multiplication:

• Multiplication arrays
• Equal groups
• Jumps on a number line
• Repeated addition
• Skip counting

It is helpful for students to have exposure to many different strategies to figure out which method works best for them as they build their understanding of multiplication.

Multiplication Models Made Easy!

Teach Starter has created a maths worksheet to use with your year 2 and 3 students when teaching them how to represent and solve multiplication facts using various strategies. Students will use the following multiplication strategies to solve multiplication facts:

• Repeated addition
• Arrays
• Models
• Equal groups
• Jumps on a number line

How to Get Your Multiplication Worksheet 

If you are ready to get your hands on this multiplication worksheet, head on over to the green download button! Here, you will find the quick-print PDF file and an editable Google Slides option. If selecting the Google Slides document, please note that you will be prompted to make a copy of the resource to your personal drive before accessing it.

This resource was created by Lauren Blankenship, a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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