Thursday, August 20, 2009

Many ways to multiply

A neat math blog I read has a list of over 25 different ways to multiply:

http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/25-ways-to-multiply/

Whatever way you choose, by sixth grade, a student should know the multiplication facts cold. If a student is still pausing or calculating multiplication facts (through 12), get some extra practice in. Memory work has fallen out of fashion, but is still the quickest way to move on to the more interesting concepts in math.