Multiplication and division

  • Multiplication Series: Illustrating Number Properties with Arrays
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    Multiplication series: illustrating number properties with arrays

    This article for teachers describes how modelling number properties involving multiplication using an array of objects not only allows children to represent their thinking with concrete materials, but it can also assist them in forming useful mental pictures to support memory and reasoning.
  • Difficulties with Division
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    Difficulties with division

    This article for teachers looks at how teachers can use problems from the NRICH site to help them teach division.
  • Numbers Numbers Everywhere!
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    Numbers numbers everywhere!

    Bernard Bagnall recommends some primary school problems which use numbers from the environment around us, from clocks to house numbers.
  • Journeys on the Gattegno Tens Chart
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    Journeys on the Gattegno tens chart

    Alf describes how the Gattegno chart helped a class of 7-9 year olds gain an awareness of place value and of the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.

  • Activities on the Gattegno Chart
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    Activities on the Gattegno chart

    In this article, Alf outlines six activities using the Gattegno chart, which help to develop understanding of place value, multiplication and division.

  • Let's Get Flexible!
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    Let's get flexible!

    In this article for primary teachers, Ems outlines how we can encourage learners to be flexible in their approach to calculation, and why this is crucial.

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