Your third grader must master the multiplication facts. This is essential for your child to build confidence in their math skills and continue successfully in school. Here's a simple hands-on activity using materials found at home.
Instructions
1. Use an empty egg carton and dry beans.
2. Place two beans in one egg holder. At the beginning it is easier to see the 2 times table than the 1 times table.
3. Say, "We placed two beans in the carton one time. We have two beans total."
4. Empty the carton, then place two beans each in two egg holders and say,"We placed two beans in the carton two times. We have four beans total."
5. Empty the carton then place two beans each in three egg holders and say, "We placed two beans in the carton three times. We have six beans total."
6. Take turns, making a game of it and continue the same pattern until you have done 12 x 2 = 24.
7. Repeat another day and ask your child to draw dots on a flash card in groups of 2 to illustrate the multiplication fact.
8. Ask your child to write the multiplication fact on the back of each flash card.
9. Recite the 2 times table using the flash cards in sequential order then in random order.
10. Teach all multiplication facts using this hands-on visual, auditory and kinesthetic activity.
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