Multiplying

Overview

Your student will be learning:

how to estimate the solutions to multiplication problems.
- Estimation may include rounding or using compatible numbers.

Example of compatible numbers: 24 x 3 could be estimated by using 25 x 3

how to multiply three-digit by two numbers using the standard method which may include partial products.

Videos
- Multiplication of Decimals. This Study Jams by Scholastic video explains the standard method of multiplying whole numbers and decimals.
- Multiplying Decimals Using a Model. This video by KDE explains how to use area models to represent multiplication of decimals.
Free Apps

This app provides fun practice with multiplication facts.

This is a multiplayer game where 2 players challenge each other with multiplication and division facts.

This is a multiplayer game reinforcing multiplication and division by matching an answer to an equation or model.

Websites
- The Decimals Cruncher. This CoolMath game allows students to choose a difficulty level and encourages the use of mental strategies.
- Power Football. Your child can practice straightforward multiplication with decimals with this game from Funbrain.
- Canoe Penguins. Canoe Penguins Game by Arcademic Skill Builders allows your child to compete with other players. This game builds basic multiplication fact fluency.
- Grand Prix Multiplication. Grand Prix Multiplication Game by Arcademic Skill Builders allows players to compete online in a race with single-digit multiplication facts.
Books
- The Best of Time by Greg Tang. The author uses number sense and “out-of-the-box,” strategies to help kids understand and solve multiplication problems.

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