How to Complete Multiplication Tic Tac Toe Homework
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Directions: Have your child pick something fun to write with like a marker, or change the colors as you go. They could do them blue the first time, red the second time, etc.
Your child will write:
0x2=0 0x2=0 0x2=0 0x2=0
1x2=2 1x2=2 1x2=2 1x2=2
2x2= 4 2x2=4 2x2= 4 2x2=4
Etc.
Written In Words
Directions: Have your child write their multiples in words
They would write:
Zero times two equals zero
One times two equals two
Two times two equals four
Etc.
Oral
Directions: Have your child tell you the multiples for the number we are studying this week. The first time they start out with the 0x2, 1x2, 2x2. The second time they do them reversed.
They would say:
“Zero times two equals zero
One times two equals two
Two times two equals four
Etc.”
Then they would say:
“Twelve times two equals twenty-four
Eleven times two equals twenty-two
Ten times two equals twenty
Etc.”
Puzzle
Directions: Go on line to a site like Puzzlemaker and let your child make a puzzle.
Have your child do the puzzle or give it to a friend to do.
Timed Test
Directions: Quiz your child on their multiplication for the week. If your child needs assistance, you can write out the problems for them and they can just put in the answers, but I would prefer it is all oral because our weekly test has an oral portion that requires listening skills.
Write a Story Problem
Directions: Write a short story problem using one of the facts for our number of the week.
Celeste had a sleep over with six of her best friends. They each ate two pieces of pizza that night. How many pieces of pizza were eaten in all?
7 x 2 = 14
Write Multiplication as Division
Directions: Reverse the multiplication problems.
24 (divided by) 2 = 12
22 (divided by) 2 = 11
20 (divided by) 2 = 10
Etc.
Kinesthetic Learning
Directions: Take two handfuls of cereal and divide it into equal portions, using the multiplication number of the week. Then see how many sets you have of that number. Have your child see if there are any “remainders” that didn’t have enough to make a group. Ask them how many more they would need to make another complete set. Play around with this. Take a bunch away and do it again, or add some more and do it over. You can have them write out the problems he/she made.
15 divided by 2 equals 7 remainder 1
Draw Pictures
Directions: Have them draw pictures so they can visually see the principle of repeated addition.