MULTIPLYING WHOLE NUMBERS LESSON PLAN

 

Teaching Materials

• Lesson - Multiplying Whole Numbers (see below for printable lesson)

• Prepared Examples

• Overhead

Lesson Activity:

1. Present the idea that multiplication is repeated addition
    

2. Show a few simple examples
    

3. Discuss the terms factor and product
    

4. Discuss the three ways to show multiplication
    

5. Show a horizontal and vertical representation of multiplication
    

6. Discuss lining up the ones, tens, hundreds, etc. columns. Note that the number with the fewest digits goes on the bottom.
    

7. Show multiplication as an addition of the products. Work through a few examples
    

8. Present the shortcut method. Work through a few examples gradually adding more digits to the factors.
    

9. Discuss multiplying factors that are multiples of 10. Work through examples where you drop the 0’s and add them back.

 

Assessment/Evaluation
Have students complete the worksheet. A passing grade is 70% or greater.

 

 

 

 

Lesson Printable Materials - Worksheets

Print out the teaching lesson pages and exercise worksheets for use with this lesson:

 

BASIC MATH - MULTIPLYING LESSON
	Multiplying Whole Numbers Lesson * Printable lesson worksheet and questions.
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