Kayla

media type="custom" key="3435038" Hi, My name is Kayla Saunders. I am a elmentary/early childhood major at FSU!!

There are two ways to present the concept of multiplication. One way is to present objects in a matrix, such as picture of 4 blocks in 2 rows. In the first picture, students can see that two rows of four blocks each will have 8 blocks in all. A teacher can ask students, "If we have two rows with four blocks in each row, how many blocks do we have in all?" Another way of presenting the concept of multiplication is to present objects in sets. In the following example, there are two sets of bugs. There are two bugs in each set. A teacher may ask, "If we have two sets of ladybugs, and each set has two ladybugs in it, how many ladybugs will we have in all?" By looking at this picture, students can count how many bugs there are and make the connection between the multiplication sentence and objects in sets. The sets for this photo was created by drawing a basic geometric "sticker" (an oval) and using an advanced blend mode called "overlay."



There are other ways of presenting the concept of multiplication, but these two will suffice for the early grades. Dr. M, 02/17/09