Multiplication Pracitce Strategies

MULTIPLICATION PRACITCE STRATEGIES

 Flashcards: Start with the twos facts. Practice them in order. When you know them in order, practice shuffling them up. Re-shuffle the cards each time. You should know the fact within 3 seconds. After you have practiced several times go through and put the ones that you don’t know within 3 seconds into a separate stack. Practice writing these facts 10 times each. Re-shuffle the entire twos stack and go through them again. Continue until you know all facts within 3 seconds.

Once you have mastered the twos move on to the threes. Follow the same procedure as above.

Once you have mastered the threes then mix the twos and threes together and follow the same procedure. Next, move on to the fours facts. Once you have mastered the fours mix together the two, threes, and fours and repeat the same procedures as above. Follow this procedure until all facts (0-9s) are quickly recalled.

 Practice Timed Tests: Once your child has mastered a certain fact give them a timed test with just that fact. Once they have mastered all facts (0-9) have them to practice taking a timed test daily. They should easily be able to answer 36 problems in 3 minutes. After the first couple of weeks of school they will have to do 30 problems in 1 minute so start practicing that as well. You can print practice tests from multiplication.com.

 Websites: Multiplication.com is a great website. You can find lots of games, printable flashcards, and printable timed tests. A quick Google search for “multiplication games” is very beneficial.

 Apps: There are tons of apps for multiplication practice.

 Fact of the Day: If there is a certain fact or facts that your child is having trouble with write in on an index card. Randomly throughout the day hold up the card and have them to give you the answer.

 Math Facts in a Flash: From the school website you can access login to Renaissance Home Connect. Your child can login using his/her username and password, which is the same as what they use at school. There is an option to practice “Math Facts in a Flash”. They are unable to take the test at home, but it will allow them to move through the practice.  Math Games: If you have dice at home have your child to roll two dice and multiply the numbers together. If you have a deck of cards you can play multiplication war. You play just the same as the regular game of way, but you have to multiply the two cards turned over. The first player to say the correct answer wins the set. A simple “Google” search for “multiplication games” will turn up many useful ideas and resources.