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Multiplication and Division
Objectives
To solve multiplication and division problems.
Resources
Abacus Workbook 3 | Hit the Button (TopMarks) | 📄 Problem Solving Tasks | 30 counters | 2p coins (or equivalent local currency)
Vocabulary
multiply | divide | problem
Today's Lesson
What to Get Ready
Look through the 📄 Problem Solving Tasks and familiarise yourself with the tasks.
Consolidate
To practise recall of doubles, ask your student to access Hit the Button and practise doubles at whichever level provides the best challenge, e.g. to 10; from 5 – 15, etc.
ACCESS - Hit the Button (TopMarks)
Challenge your student to play each of these times tables twice through, beating their score on the 2nd go.
Introduction
Work through the 📄 Problem solving tasks with your student.
Discuss the possible ways to solve each of the problems, e.g. using pictures to draw the problem, and using concrete apparatus such as counters and cubes.
Main Activity
Ask your student to work through the problems, recording their working out in the spaces provided.
Encourage as much talk as possible, especially during and after they have solved each task.
Workbook
To help your student to recap previous learning from this course, please ask them to complete the activities on page 43 of Abacus Workbook 3.
Quiz
*All quizzes on this course are optional, they do not count towards your student’s grade. If you decide to do them, they are a chance to explore your student's understanding of different topics.
If your student finds reading tricky, you can read them the questions.
If your student is unsure of an answer, talk with them about their ideas. You can also look back at previous lessons together.*