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Students  who use scaled number lines to multiply learn to think of multiplication in terms of lengthening the distance between numbers on one number line in order to compare them with numbers  on the regular (Times One) number line. The distance that the new number line is stretched, or scaled, corresponds with the multiplier (the number by which the multiplicand will be multiplied).

Students can make Rioting Rectangle artwork or Restful, Relaxing Rectangle artwork. Either way, they get to find all the factor pairs for numbers up to 100, draw rectangles to represent each factor pair, and make artwork with rectangles that all have the same area.

When your students use 2D geometric shapes to model multiplication, fantastic things happen. First, they will enjoy an innovative way to think about multiplication. These activities let students connect repeated addition with multiplication, practice math facts, review 2D shapes and geometric vocabulary, and write about modeling multiplication with geometric shapes.

Are your students ready for an easy way to explore the commutative property? Simple Circle Multiplication helps students see the commutative property of multiplication in action. Each activity page focuses on two factors and their product. The pair of concentric circles on the page illustrate different equations; in one the larger factor is written first and in the other the smaller factor is written first. Like a pie chart, each circle is separated into slices.  The circle in the example above is comprised of twelve individual pieces. These twelve pieces are divided equally into four slices. The first factor in the equation is 4 to show that there are four slices or groups. There are 3 pieces in each slice, as shown by the second factor in the equation. The colorful slices make it easy for students to connect the circle models with repeated addition. In the example above, the four groups with three pieces in each are clear to see. When writing the analogous addition sentence, students can assign the color of the group to each addend to show why three is being added to itself four times. Simple Circle Multiplication is similar to Concentric Circle Multiplication ~ but less demanding. Rather than have students make each individual piece of a circle a different color, students make every slice of a circle a different color. This way, all the pieces of each slice will be in the same color.

Your students will: Work with a new way to model multiplication. Enjoy the colorful, creative approach to multiplication. Explore the commutative property of multiplication.

Color Adds Pizzazz to Multiplication  Try this free sample. I want to introduce you to a fun way to help students grasp the concept of multiplication, improve their number sense, recall multiplication math facts, and  see the commutative property of multiplication in action. The materials in this sample will take about 45 minutes to complete. It includes: Teacher Tips Detailed instructions Two pages with four multiplication problems Answer Key I hope you enjoy this sample and look for the completed product in my TPT store!

 Look at the Location of Square Numbers on the Multiplication Chart They must be special ~ right? All the other products have two different factors ~ square numbers are the product of a number multiplied by itself. All the other products appear twice ~ square numbers appear once, in a diagonal line from corner to corner of the multiplication table. Download this free sample that invites your students to investigate the art of square numbers. By the way ~ Which American artist, born in 1936, used house paint and gained fame for his geometric artworks? No, I haven't changed the topic. Frank Stella's early work focused on squares, concentric squares, and more squares. Let vivid colors and fascinating patterns engage your students as they explore square shapes, square numbers, and Frank Stella's square art.

Do your students struggle with word problems? Grab this free sample of Art of Multiplication: Math Comics! The repetitive text combined with simple images and matching scratch paper helps students make sense of what they are being asked to do. Also, there are detailed instructions that walk students through the process of solving word problems step by step.

Making coin rubbings to solve multiplication problems is a crafty way to combine and review both topics. Everyone will enjoy these activities.

It's easy to conceptualize multiplication when looking at a woven multiplication fact!!  This FREE download (no sign up required) is just a sample. It shows what the entire activity is like.

Try this Fun Review of Multiplication Facts So many students need to review multiplication facts! Creating these unique designs is a great way to investigate numerical patterns in the multiplication table. Let your students each make a colorful design based on multiples of single digit numbers. Then share the results with the whole class. Either post the work on a wall or spread them out on desk tops or tables. Invite students to place them in numerical order and, after taking that in, find other ways to reorder and combine the work. Eventually, students will notice that with one exception, the patterns come in pairs. Consider collecting comments and questions on sticky notes. You might want to add some of your own: Why is there no match for the pattern based on multiples of five? How can you tell in advance which patterns will match up with which? How many more patterns will we see if we use this method on larger and larger numbers? If your students would like to continue these kinds of numerical explorations, check out: Choral Counting Slideshows Math Art: Multiplication(circular designs from unit's place patterns ) Geometric Patterns The column to the right of these number charts will help your kids multiply!  

Invite your students to see familiar information in a brand new format. Everyone will want to highlight multiples of various numbers, square numbers, or some other category of numbers. They will compare the spiral design with the typical presentation of a square 100 chart, and be able to see numerical patterns within the first hundred numbers that aren't that obvious when viewed  on a linear number line or a square 100 chart. Grab this free-for-now Spiral 100 Chart and let your students play math!