Multiplication
Overview
Here are some ideas for teaching multiplication using the Pegs and Boards
Exploring the Multiples of Four
The video shows how a pupil explores her multiples of four for the first time. The pupil is 10 years old. She has Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, ADHD and ASD. When she started tuition six months before this lesson, numbers were a completely foreign language to her. Her maths attainment standardised score was 69, placing her on the second percentile for her age. We worked on developing number sense of additive relationships before securing the multiples of 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s. This was the first lesson on equal groups of 4. Some children are able to rote learn counting in multiples, but this pupil was unable to learn in the way that her teachers were expecting her to chant counting in steps of 4 like she was reciting a nursery rhyme. Once the numbers made sense, the rest came easy. This method of teaching is also important for those children who can recite multiples, but the numbers have no meaning. Number sense is key to being able to meaningfully apply and work with numbers.
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