Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to master multiplication and have fun while doing it!

Materials and Prep

• Paper
• Pencil
• Basic understanding of addition

Activities

• Multiplication Bingo: Create bingo cards with multiplication problems and answers. Call out the problems, and the student marks the answers on the card.
• Multiplication Race: Time the student as they solve multiplication problems. See if they can beat their own record!
• Multiplication Art: Assign a color to each multiplication answer. As the student solves problems, they color in a picture based on the answers.

Talking Points

• "Multiplication is a quick way of adding the same number multiple times."
• "When you multiply, you are finding the total of a certain number of groups of the same size."
• "Remember, the order of multiplication doesn't matter. 3 x 4 is the same as 4 x 3!"