The concept of division with remainders can be confusing to kids, especially once you get into those big numbers and fractional remainders. Using Cuisenaire Rods from the start will help kids intuitively understand division with remainders.
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Multiplication War Game – Free Math Tutoring Video
The game idea in this free math tutoring video comes from LetsPlayMath.net. We just added Cuisenaire Rods to make it more tactile and visual. If you watch through the whole thing you will see my girls using the distributive property over and over to figure out multiplication facts. And at the end, you’ll see what kind of number awareness happens when kids have a chance to work with these rods a lot. They understand this stuff better than I do, I can promise you that!
Multiples-Tac-Toe Game – Free Math Tutoring Video
You don’t need the Cuisenaire Rods too much for the game in this free math tutoring video, but it’s helpful to have them around just in case. I found this game at LetsPlayMath.net. She’s got lots of great suggestions over there!