Module Three focuses on generalizable strategies for multiplication. Mastery of multiplication facts has been a dilemma in mathematics for a long time. Flash cards and timed tests continue to be used in classrooms. As a result, math anxiety increases, which leads to low achievement, math avoidance, and negative experiences. At the same time, when students have little experience thinking about numbers, it’s natural that they resort to rote memorization and the traditional algorithms.

Module Three aims to help students make sense of the mathematics and learn that they have ideas worth listening to – as do their classmates. Through multiplication Number Talks, students discover the relationship between quantities and what multiplication really means. They also learn to apply the properties of mathematics when trying out different multiplication strategies. This in turn will support their understanding of Algebra.

Module Three concludes by addressing potential bumps in the road and strategies for addressing those bumps.

Rational Numbers: Click here to work through Google Slides outlining three strategies that work specifically with decimals and fractions.

Rational Numbers: Click here to review Multiplication Problems (decimals and fractions) for three strategies.

Click here to complete the Module Three Survey by December 1, 2025.

Facilitate Multiplication Number Talks, two to three times per week, in one class, for about five weeks.