This module will show how multiple strategies can be used to prove a solution.
Showing posts with label Arrays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arrays. Show all posts
Monday, September 2, 2013
Integrating Multiplication Strategies
One of the reasons we explore multiple strategies for multiplication or division is to provide students with a toolbox full of strategies so that they can not only show accuracy in solving a problem, but so that they can prove their thinking through multiple approaches. A good mathematician knows that there is more than one way to solve a problem and that by proving their thinking they ensure accuracy.
This module will show how multiple strategies can be used to prove a solution.
This module will show how multiple strategies can be used to prove a solution.
100 Hungry Ants
We had an amazing math session today. We are currently learning strategies for determining the product of whole numbers. We began yesterday with making the connection between repeated addition (3 + 3 + 3 + 3) and multiplication (3 x 4). Today we read the book One Hundred Hungry Ants and used connecting cubes to model the various arrays demonstrated in our mentor text. The children really enjoyed the lesson. I was very impressed with their math thinking today.
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