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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Multiplication facts strips

One way to remember multiplication facts, for the auditory and visual learner is to get a long strip of paper, like adding machine or cash register tape.
On the strip write the answers to the multiplication facts that are currently being worked on, and hang them somewhere visible and accessible.  Each day before class, run down the strip pointing out each answer as the class choral reads it.

For instance, the 3's:

0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27 and so on.

By learning just the products, or skip counting, children have another access point if they cannot quickly recall the fact.  You can faze out the visual after a week and continue chanting, or leave the visual to refer back to.

Students can also have their own strips at their seats, stapled inside a folder, to track with a clip or their rulers as you are reciting the products.

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