Multiplication and Division Teaching Ideas and Activities

Summary of Ideas and Activities:

In this sequence of multiplication and division activities, students get to participate in fun activities, ranging from hands-on (concrete material) work, through to reinforcement practice on iPads. The series of activities is easily adaptable for other year levels and is sure to have your kids loving multiplication and division in no time.

This series of activities contributed by the wonderful Joanne Villis from Intertech Education.

Australian Curriculum Links:

Year 3 Mathematics (Number and Algebra):

• Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts (ACMNA056)
• Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies(ACMNA057)

Year 4 Mathematics (Number and Algebra):

• Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 (ACMNA074)
• Recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and related division facts (ACMNA075)
• Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies formultiplication and for division where there is noremainder (ACMNA076)

Multiplication and Division Teaching Ideas and Activities:

Multiplication & division teaching ideas from Joanne Villis.

Resources:

• SPLAT SQUARE (External Link)
• QR Stuff – To Generate a QR Code for kids to revise the lesson (External Link)
• MathAids.com (Word Problem Generator)
• Grid Paper
• iPad Apps:
  • Explain Everything
  • Divide It Up: Puppies 
  • Wipeout Wall
  • Math Splat
  • Flash to Pass
• Online Games:
  • http://www.multiplication.com/games
  • http://www.ictgames.com/multinumberlines.html
  • http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_PenguinJumpMultiplication.html
  • http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_GrandPrixMultiplication.html
  • http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_MeteorMultiplication.html
• Kinder Circles
• Dice
• Paper Plates
• Counters
• Unifix
• Lego
• Whiteboard Markers
• Pens/Pencils
• Books
• Whiteboard

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