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The Good Eleven

From Schoolhouse Rock! · 1973

The Good Eleven
3 min2nd3rd4th5thMath
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Summary

A song for the friendly elevens, where the early facts repeat a digit (11, 22, 33) in an easy-to-spot pattern.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A song for the friendly elevens, where the early facts repeat a digit (11, 22, 33) in an easy-to-spot pattern..

  1. What pattern do you see in 11, 22, 33, 44?
  2. Why are the small elevens so easy to remember?
  3. What is 11 x 9?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: multiply, pattern, repeat.

Try it: Write the elevens from 11 to 99 and describe the pattern.