IMPORTANT! Please READ!
Parents, please DO NOT SHOW YOUR CHILD THE ALGORITHM (aka the "short cut" method or "traditional method") before their classroom teachers provide instruction (grade 5).
It makes learning the concept of multiplication and division much more difficult if your children do not understand the "why" before the "how." It also makes it more difficult for your child to mentally decompose (break apart) numbers so they can calculate more complex equations and fractions "in their head." Click here for a quick video to explain why this is true.
Multiplication Progression Video: Grade 2 to Grade 5
GrADES 2-5 Multiplication Progression cHART from GradeS 2-Grade 5
Multiplication BASIC Fact Strategies
Try these strategies if your child struggles with fact fluency (3 seconds is considered "fluent")
Multiply by 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, and 11
MULTIPLICATION Strategies for Concept Understanding -Videos
Grades 1-5 Number Lines (addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, fractions)
Grade 2-4 Proof Drawing (RePeated Addition to Multiplication)
Grades 3-4 Area Model
Grades 4-5 Partial Products
Grade 5 Algorithm (Short Cut Method)
Important properties to know to make MULTIPLICATION and DIVISION easier!