Multiplication

Math Chapter 6, Multiplication Tables of 6, 7, 8, and 9, is well underway!  Ask your student to define multiplication.  He/she might respond by saying "repeated addition" or "equal groups."

Consider giving your child a multiplication equation, or better yet, a multiplication story problem! Then, ask your child to draw an area model, explaining which factor represents the columns and which factor represent the rows.  What is the product?  How does the area represent the product?  This is what we have been working on in class. Our students are working hard and learning a lot!