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
- Addition
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Subtraction
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Multiplication
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Division
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Grouping
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Times Tables
Objectives
- Students will learn about relationships between different mathematical
operations.
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Students will work as a team to generate, solve, and teach about
mathematical problems.
Next Generation Science
Standards
- PS1-6. Asking Questions; Planning and Carrying Out Investigations;
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Common Core Mathematical
Standards
- OA. Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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NBT. Number and Operations in Base Ten
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NF. Number and Operations—Fractions
Required Project
Materials
- Everyday materials (cards, dice, books on shelves, classroom/school
objects)
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Computer lab with online access
Multimedia Resources
- Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream (Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Books).
Cindy Neuschwander.
http://amzn.com/0590300121
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Dazzling Division: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and
Fun . Lynette Long.
http://amzn.com/0471369837
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“Multiplication Games.” Fun 4 the Brain .
http://www.fun4thebrain.com/mult.html
Optional Multimedia
Resources
- Marvelous Multiplication: Games and Activities That Make Math
Easy and Fun . Lynette Long.
http://amzn.com/0471369829
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Anno’s Magic Seeds. Mitsumasa Anno.
http://amzn.com/0698116186
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Each Orange Had Eight Slices . Jr. Giganti Paul and Donald
Crews. http://amzn.com/ 068813985X
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Mission Addition . Loreen Leedy.
http://amzn.com/0823414124
Before the Lesson/ Background
Information
- Make sure there are lots of items to count and group together for
various arithmetic problems.
Homework from Previous
Session:
The Lesson
Part 1: Reading Together (40
mins)
- Read Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream with the students.
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Introduce Dazzling Division and show how it can be used for
multiplication problems as well.
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Play division games with the class using Dazzling Division . If
you have Marvelous Multiplication, play games from that book as
well.
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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.
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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)
- 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.
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Identify things in class that can be used for all four types of
operations. These can include books, cards, and any other multiples.
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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.