This free math tutoring video shows a great activity for children to work independently with in practicing their multiplication facts. Set it up and let them at it!
I found this activity while I was watching videos from Crewton Ramone’s House of Math. Lots of great stuff there!
This game in this free math tutoring video can be played without Cuisenaire Rods, but it would be especially valuable to use them with children who don’t yet have their multiplication tables memorized or don’t know how to figure out products without counting or using a chart.
This not only gets children practicing their multiplication facts, but also gets them adding large numbers as they keep track of their score, and there is some strategy involved as well in figuring out where to put the rectangles. Winner is the child with the most total points at the end of the game (when no more moves are available).
Another example of something you can do besides drill and kill to help your kids learn their multiplication facts!
Playing the game in this free math tutoring video will give your kids lots of practice with multiplication and addition!
Cuisenaire Rods are excellent tools for learning math concepts. They give a kinesthetic and visual component to elementary math (that is usually only taught with abstract symbols).