Your students will enjoy creating these squiggly designs to show multiplication facts. Have them check to make sure that each of the vertical lines crosses the horizontal squiggly lines. Students should circle each time the squiggle and the straight lines meet. Finally, they should write the multiplication fact shown by the squiggly design.
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Calculating the total number of combinations in a specific situation is an engaging way to provide learners with another model of multiplication beyond repeated addition. Mixing items of clothing to find unique outfits isn't the first activity that comes to mind when thinking of multiplication. However, this way of thinking shows students that multiplication can be viewed as identifying intersections, areas of overlap, or interaction between sets of items.
