Thesemultiplication activitycan be used to introduce your children to the concept of multiplication using repeated addition of equal groups.
And although multiplication worksheets are a easy way to do that, they are not as engaging for kids.
Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler you will love this hands-onmultiplication activity.
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These aids can be using manipulatives such as base 10 blocks or hands on math stations and centers.
Hopefully, this printable will help to make teaching multiplication at your home or classroom more enjoyable.
To start off, there are a few models that can be used to teach multiplication.
This is so that they are able to apply these concepts into their daily lives (for e.g.
in counting money).
Multiplication can be first introduced using the model ofrepeated addition of equal groups.
Rather than having to write out long addition statements they can just shorten it into a simple multiplication fact.
This is an ideal hands-on practice to accompany the concept of concept of multiplication throughrepeated addition of equal groups.
In this printable, each puzzle has 4 pieces.
Students need to match up the 4 pieces for each multiplication concept.
The puzzle templates are easy cut, so these are relatively easy to prep.
The puzzles come in colour and black and white, so just print which version suits you.
Start of by explaining that thegroupsshown areequalwith each group having the same number of items (e.g.
4 bees in each hive, 5 balloons in each sky group, and so on).
Now, we are ready to start solving the puzzle and matching the pieces.
Thismultiplication math activity, when done a few times will help to set a basic foundation of multiplication.
This will make exploring multiplication facts easier.
It will also make it easier to teach the other models of multiplication such as arrays and number lines.
