Using the grid method with dienes.
Children can begin to draw their own place value counters on a grid.
Use place value counters on a place value chart. e.g. 4 x 126:
We are multiplying by 4 so we need 4 rows. Fill each row with 126. Then start adding the columns.
4 hundreds + 8 tens + 24 ones
4 hundreds + 10 tens + 4 ones
5 hundreds + 4 ones
Multiply each digit individually and add them together.
Multiply each digit individually using the grid method.
Expanded short multiplication
Short Multiplication Formal Method