Multiplication is repeated addition

Multiplication is the inverse of division

Multiplication is Commutative i.e. 5 x 3 is the same as 3 x 5

Multiplication is associative i.e. 2 x 3 x 5 is the same as 2 x (3 x 5)

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ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, decimal point, decimal places, tenths, hundredths, thousandths

square, factor, integer, decimal, short/long multiplication, exchange, tenths, hundredths, decimal

Please click on your child's year group to see the Multiplication objectives for that year group and how they are taught at Corpus Christi.

You may want to refer to the previous year group to see the progression.