This lesson covers different multiplication methods: repeated addition, using a multiplication square, and ‘squared paper’ method (given a sum such as 3x4, on squared paper students count 3 squares ...

In this lesson, students will learn to use the column multiplication method, they will will practise this along with how to approach word problems. The activity is a game in which students move around ...

A new way to teach elementary school students multiplication is causing some controversy — but it may be easier than the method you probably learned in school. You probably learned multiplication ...

Students in some local elementary schools are learning a completely different way of doing multiplication. It’s a technique that many parents can’t understand. It’s called lattice multiplication. The ...

This summer, battle lines were drawn over a simple math problem: 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ? If you divide 8 by 2 first, you get 16, but if you multiply 2 by (2 + 2) first, you get 1. So, which answer is right?