A fun interactive game for multiplication in first grade
Do you need to make multiplication more explicit And visual for students? Understanding 'groups of' takes so much practice and the transition form understanding repeated addition to formal multiplication can take lots of practice.
We have just added our Too-Cool Toadstool game to our TpT store. It will help students to understand "groups of" when learning to multiply. Once printed and laminated, students can use dry-erase markers to attempt the multiplication problem on each card.
It is a good idea to continue to provide your students with concrete materials to practice 'making equal groups' as well as doing pictorial activities like this one.
As a teacher, you can support your students growing understanding of multiplication by:
- asking them to point out any groups or rows (arrays) in the school or classroom
- encourage their natural mathematical language as they try to describe groups
- asking them to make some groups that are the same size and then describe them to you (e.g. I made four groups of two)
We hope you love these fun cards for making your multiplication lessons more interactive and engaging!