MaST Project

Multiplication - Stage One making groups of.....

Tips for Parents

-Using sticky dots, textas, M&Ms, playdough or Lego to make groups and getting children to write the repeated addition facts to match.

-Use paddle pop sticks to create groups and add them together to multiply and find your answer.

-Try a 100s chart and colour in the numbers as you add on top of them to find the answer to your question.

-Can you find any patterns?

-Arrays are a grid-like pattern. Explore around you and find arrays! It could be a bookshelf, the kitchen drawers or the plates laid at the dinner table. Work out what these arrays are (their rows and columns) and their answer if they were multiplied.

-A fun way to show arrays is to bake some muffins or cookies and multiply the rows and columns to work out how many you will make.

-Make arrays with items around the house. Challenge yourselves to see who can make the arrays in the fastest time!