In term four, the even group completed a marvellous unit on multiplication. We've worked very hard and learnt alot about what multiplication means and how it works. We did lots of fun, hands on activities and we learnt that multiplications can mean times, repeated addition and of course "groups of". We discovered that we already knew lots about multiplication - doubles, sharing evenly and skip counting are actually also multiplying!
We began by talking about arrays... this are when a number is laid out in equal columns and rows, it's a good way to see how many "groups of" you have. We looked at different ways of making groups of for the same number and how to write number sentences using the x symbol. We did number investigations, learnt about square numbers and drew factor trees for different numbers. Finally, we made our own times tables charts for our portfolios and times tables cover up to play at home. It was a wonderful, multiplicative, learning adventure!
Clarrie – I learnt that maths is sometimes fun.
Mariana – I discovered that 6 times 3 equals 18 and 3 times
6 is 18 as well.
Riley – I learnt that 4 +4+4+4+4+4 = 24 is also 6 times 4
Sean – 6 multiplied by 4 equals 24
Max - I had fun!
Audrey – I learnt all about 24. I found out that 24 is a
cool number because it has lots of different ways of making itself.
Aimee – I learnt that four rows and 6 columns are 24.
Sophia - I was looking at 18. I discovered that I knew more about it than I thought I did.
Lewis - One row of twenty four equals 24.
Sarah - We weren't just learning about Multiplication. Multiplication is repeated addition.
Dan P - I looked at 24. I found out that two rows of 12 equals 24.
