Multiplication is a very large piece of the fourth grade math curriculum. Students are expected to have mastered their multiplication facts (up to 10X10) prior to entering fourth grade. In fourth grade, students are expected to master their multiplication / division facts, up to 12 by 12. Many skills and concepts taught in fourth grade are so much easier when students are able to quickly recall multiplication / division facts.

An effective strategy would be to have your child learn one table at a time. For example, concentrate on mastering only the 4’s table (remember 4th grade goes up to 4 x 12). Once your child masters just that table, have them practice a different table to mastery. Then mix just those two tables together until they master all of those facts, etc. Keep building onto their facts knowledge by adding one table at a time, until they have mastered all facts up to 12 x 12.

Have your child check out the multiplication chart and games below

to help them practice their multiplication / division facts!

Fun Ways to Practice Your Multiplication Facts at Home:

• Practice online or using Apps on your smartphone or tablet.
  • Play against a sibling or a friend / family member to have a friendly competition.

Useful Websites:

http://www.iknowit.com

http://www.math-play.com/math-magician-multiplication-game/math-magician-multiplication-game.html

http://www.mathplayground.com/mltiplication01.html

https://www.fun4thebrain.com/mult.html

http://www.multiplication.com/games

https://www.free-training-tutorial.com/times-tables/sealife/sl-multiplication.html

https://www.prodigygame.com

https://student.freckle.com/#/login

• Try these fun online games on quizlet to help you master your math facts. Try to beat your time in "Match", or challenge yourself in "Gravity". You can even test yourself and see if you can beat your previous scores!!!

Here is a link to study your 6 tables on quizlet: http://www.quizlet.com/_gh7i1

Here is a link to study your 7 tables on quizlet: http://www.quizlet.com/_gh7kb

Here is a link to study all of your tables on quizlet: http://quizlet.com/637930/multiplication-to-12x12-flash-cards/

Useful FREE Apple Apps:

Sushi Monster by Scholastic

Motion Math: Wings

Multiplication Frenzy HD Free

Marble Math Lite: Multiplication

Penguin Multiplication for iPad

Math Academy

Bubble Pop Math Challenge Grades 3-4

Useful FREE Android Apps:

10 Monkeys Multiplication

Multiplication Genius

Racing Multiplication

Squeebles Times Tables 2

Bubble Pop Multiplication

Speed Multiplication

Times Table Game

• Download fun math facts songs on your iPod and sing them. This is fun in the car with your family! :)

• Play fun games with your family and friends:

Multiplication Flash Cards:

Materials: Multiplication Flash Cards

Directions: Use good old fashioned flashcards. Hold one factor pair up at a time and ask your child to say the product. Hint: Show your child the side with the correct answers until they learn them, and then use the side without the answers.

Skip Counting:

Directions: Give your child a number and have them find its multiples up to x 12. Hint: This is perfect for driving in the car!

Multiplication with Dice: *Two Player Game

Materials: 2 Dice

Directions: Roll two dice and multiply the numbers. Whoever scores the highest after 3 rounds wins.

Multiplication War: *Two Player Game

Materials: 1 Deck of Playing Cards (with the face cards removed; ACES are included to play as 1's)

Directions: Divide the deck of cards equally among the players. Players each turn over 1 card at the same time. The first person to correctly identify the product (answer to the two numbers multiplied together) wins both cards. Piles of cards that were "won" can be turned back over and put aside, and the game can continue until all cards have been used. The winner is the player with the most cards after the game is over. This is a great game to play wand practice a variety of facts.

Tic-Tac-Toe with Multiples: *Two Player Game

Materials: List of math facts, paper, pencil

Directions: Draw a Tic-Tac-Toe board on your piece of paper - write multiples of a number in each section of the game board. Each player has to say the multiplication fact that equals the answer before they write X or O in the square. Game can also be played by writing a fact in each square and then having to say the answer before writing X or O in the square. You can print free boards here if you'd like: http://mathcoachscorner.blogspot.com/2013/12/multiples-tic-tac-toe-game.html. This is a great way to practice, because if you want to win you are forced to answer the sections to win!

Multiplication BINGO:

Materials: Flash Cards (multiples of a number - for example: all multiples of 5 like 5 x 2, 5 x 4, etc), paper, pencil, BINGO chips or something to cover the spots on the board

Directions: Draw a 9 square game board on your piece of paper and write the multiples of a number in each section of the game board. Turn over a flash card and cover the square with that answer. Play until someone has BINGO. This is a great way to practice, because the players have to listen to the fact and think about the answer to win.

Multiplication memory (Concentration):

Materials: Index Cards

Directions: Write the facts for a given multiple (ex. 5 x 6, 5 x 9, etc) on index cards and the answers to the facts on additional index cards. Turn the cards face down and place them in rows. Players turn over two cards and if they match they keep both cards and continue choosing cards. The winner is the player with the most card pairs. This game can be played with combined sets of memory cards (for example: multiples of 5 and 6 mixed).

Students use their place value knowledge to learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. They are expected to recognize that each place value position is ten times greater than the place to its' right. They can use this knowledge to multiply and divide by multiples of ten.

Have your child check out the reference sheets and videos below

to help them learn how to Multiply and Divide

by Multiples of Ten!

In fourth grade, students also learn how to multiply two two-digit numbers with both the Area Model, and the Standard Algorithm.

Have your child check out the following reference sheets to help them learn how to Multiply two two-digit numbers Using the Area Model and the Standard Algorithm!