A simple explanation of multiplication for young children, designed to help them understand the concept of repeated addition.
Multiplication is a way to add the same number many times. It's like having a big box of toys, and you want to know how many there are without counting each one. Instead, you can use multiplication!
If you have 3 groups of 4 apples, you can think of it like this:
4 + 4 + 4 (which is 4 apples in each of the 3 groups) = 12 apples.
But instead of adding every time, we can write it as multiplication: 3 times 4. We write this as 3 x 4 = 12.
Imagine you have a box of crayons. If you put them in rows:
Row 1: 🍎🍎🍎🍎
Row 2: 🍎🍎🍎🍎
Row 3: 🍎🍎🍎🍎
That's 3 rows with 4 crayons in each row! So, 3 x 4 means you have 12 crayons!
Multiplication helps us in many areas like cooking, shopping, and sharing toys. It makes counting faster and easier!
Try this: If there are 2 boxes with 5 chocolates in each, how many chocolates do you have?
You can say: 2 x 5 = 10 chocolates!
Now you know about multiplication! It’s just a quick way to add the same number over and over again!