Multiplication Fact Mastery

Multiplication Fact Mastery

What is multiplication?
Multiplication is repeated addition.
3+3+3+3=4x3
Grouping, Skip Counting, Arrays, Intersections,
Combinations

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0s and 1s Blue
2s, 5s, 10s Red
9s Green
3s and 4s Purple
Square Facts Orange
Three Last Facts Grey

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BLUE.ZEROS AND ONES
Any number times 0 equals 0.
Any number times 1 equals itself (or
the same value).
Make flash cards with related fact on
other side.
Color code your chart.

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RED.TWOS, FIVES AND TENS
Twos DOUBLE. twice as much
Fives Compare odd and even facts.
5x2 vs. 5x3
5x4 vs. 5x5
Tens What do you notice?
Make flash cards with related facts on other side.
Color code your chart.
Start skip counting by 3s.

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Five Times an Even Number vs. Five Times an Odd Number
What do you notice?

10

15

20

25

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GREEN.NINES
Look for patterns.
1 x 9 = 09
6 x 9 = 54
2 x 9 = 18
7 x 9 = 63
3 x 9 = 27
8 x 9 = 72
4 x 9 = 36
9 x 9 = 81
5 x 9 = 45
10 x 9 = 90

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GREEN.NINES
Explore add 10, take away 1.
Make flash cards with related fact on
the other side.
Color code your chart.

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PURPLE.THREES
Skip count by 3s.
3, 6, 912, 15, 1821, 24, 2730
Create flash card with related fact on
other side.
Color-code your chart.

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PURPLE.FOURS
DOUBLE and DOUBLE AGAIN.
4
6
7
8

+
+
+
+

4
6
7
8

=
=
=
=

8, 8 + 8 = 16
12, 12 + 12 = 24
14, 14 + 14 = 28
16, 16 + 16 = 32

Create flash cards and color-code

your chart.

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ORANGE.Square Facts
What is a square fact?
Create with graph paper.
Create flash cards for 6 x 6, 7 x 7
and 8 x 8.
Color code your chart.

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6x6=
36

7x7=
49

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ONLY THREE FACTS TO GO!
Break apart numbers. Look for friendly facts.
6 x 7 3 x 7 = 21 21 + 21 = 42
6 x 8 5 x 8 = 40 40 + 8 = 48
7 x 8 7 x 4 = 28 28 + 28 = 56

Create flash cards with related fact on other

side.
Color-code your chart.

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6x7
3x7=
21
an
d

3x7=
21
How else could you break apart this array?

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6x8
5x8=
40
and
1x8=8
Or, what do you think about 6x4 and
6x4?

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7x8
4 x7 =
28
4 x 7=
28
Break the arrays in a way that is
friendly to you.

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TIPS
Master one color before moving to the
next.
Sometimes ask for strategy instead of
product.
Encourage students to break apart
arrays and look for friendly numbers.
When strategies are mastered, work
towards automaticity.