Multiplication Strategies: by Amanda Stornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5 Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2017-06-08 00:05:31 UTC 2017-06-08 00:07:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Least Sophisticated - Traditional Algorithm, it requires rote memorization from students, they don’t necessarily understand what they are doing when they are multiplying – just simply following the procedure/steps, this also does not support students with mental math skills as the numbers get higher it becomes more difficult to do in your head amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647026 2017-06-08 00:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647026 Repeated Addition: Students gain a better understanding of what they are actually doing when they multiply; however, this strategy loses effectiveness as the numbers increase amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647045 2017-06-08 00:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647045 Arrays: I think this is beneficial in the beginning of learning multiplication as it makes this concept very visual to the learners, however this strategy does not work for big numbers and I see it being difficult to use when doing mental math amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647074 2017-06-08 00:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647074 Equal Groups: This strategy I think is very effective when first introducing multiplication as it allows students to grasp what they are being asked to do; however, students need to eventually move away from this strategy as this is only feasible for small numbers. amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647097 2017-06-08 00:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647097 Skip Counting: students can see what they are doing and how they arrived at their number, with smaller numbers this strategy works for mental math amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647118 2017-06-08 00:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647118 Window Strategy: I was first introduced to this strategy this year in my Grade 6 placement, I had a student on an IEP for math and one area she really struggled in was multiplication. The special education teacher taught her the window strategy; it was first supportive of her learning because it helped her to break down the numbers, especially since in Grade 6 they were working with larger numbers. amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647133 2017-06-08 00:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647133 Most Sophisticated – Using Friendly Numbers: This strategy allows students to do multiplication in their head, which is very beneficial to students learning, and can be applied to real world skills. It is important to be able to have some sense of mental math skills, when needed they are able to solve or have a close estimate to the answer. With friendly numbers students need to also keep track of what groups they have added or taken away when rounding. amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647147 2017-06-08 00:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647147 Multiplication Strategies: amandastornelli https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647164 Most Sophisticated to Least Sophisticated ]]> 2017-06-08 00:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amandastornelli/u93gqd6kvgz5/wish/175647164