Multiples

Suggested Time: 60 minutes
Overview
Students will begin by engaging with fun books and puzzles practicing multiplication and division. Then students will engage in interactive group work to apply various mathematical operations to everyday objects.
Vocabulary
Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards
Common Core Mathematical Standards
Required Project Materials
Multimedia Resources
Optional Multimedia Resources
Before the Lesson/ Background Information
Homework from Previous Session:
The Lesson
Part 1: Reading Together (40 mins)
  1. Read Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream with the students.
  2. Introduce Dazzling Division and show how it can be used for multiplication problems as well.
  3. Play division games with the class using Dazzling Division . If you have Marvelous Multiplication, play games from that book as well.
  4. On computers, students can play “Candy Caper”, available for free at Fun 4 the Brain http://www.fun4thebrain.com/mult.html. This game allows them to practice their times tables.
  5. There are many other great math games available at this site as well. Encourage the students to explore them.
Part 2: Grouping Groups (20 mins)
  1. Separate students into four teams: the Subtraction, Addition, Multiplication, and Division teams. Pass out relevant books from the Optional Multimedia Resources section to the groups as guides.
  2. Identify things in class that can be used for all four types of operations. These can include books, cards, and any other multiples.
  3. Each team will perform their type of operation on the same group of objects and demonstrate the activity in front of the rest of the class. For example, if you’re working with a deck of cards, the Multiplication team will show how multiplication works using the cards. The Subtraction team will perform a subtraction demonstration, and so on.