Multiplication

1. MULTIPLICATION
MULTIPLICATION IS THE PROCESS
OF CALCULATING THE TOTAL OF
ONE NUMBER MULTIPLIED BY
ANOTHER

2. WHY DO
STUDENTS
NEED TO
KNOW HOW
TO
MULTIPLY?
Calculating area
Costings
Feed for several animals
Ordering materials

3. DIFFERENT METHODS – COLUMN METHOD

4. DIFFERENT METHODS – GRID METHOD

5. DIFFERENT METHODS – LATTICE METHOD

6. MULTIPLICATION
TABLE
Students may want
use one of these if
they aren't confident
with their timetables

7. THINGS TO TRY
WITH YOUR
STUDENTS
Do the calculation on paper
Do
Try a different method
Try
Check their answer with a calculator
Check
Peer mark their calculations
Peer
Use a multiplication table to help
Use

8. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING YOUR
STUDENTS TO
IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS
PLEASE CONTACT
ENGLISHANDMATHS@PLUMPTON.AC.UK IF YOU NEED
MORE IDEAS OR SUPPORT WITH EMBEDDING THIS INTO
YOUR LESSONS THIS WEEK