Summary
What is Multiplication? from Rock 'N Learn. Rhythm and rhyme make the multiplication facts stick, while the lesson shows that multiplying is really fast, repeated adding of equal groups.
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Discussion questions
Talk about it
Multiplication is a shortcut for adding the same number again and again. Picture equal groups.
- What does 3 x 4 mean in terms of equal groups?
- How is multiplying faster than adding one at a time?
- Which facts from the song do you want to practice more?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: multiply, equal groups, factor, product.
Try it: Draw 3 groups of 4 objects. Count them, then write the multiplication fact it shows.