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multiply 17 multiply x 42 multiply x x 23

5 x 42 Reflective Questions: Multiplying beyond the tables Survey type question just over 1 in 4 answered correctly Reflective Questions: difficulties ? learning and teaching ?

Milestones of progression multiplication as a picture always a rectangle 4x3 3x4

Reflective questions 3x4 same as 4x3 ? What is the same as 2x9 ? 9 times table in P4 ? Reducing table facts ? 32 3 squared 3x3 ?

5 x 42 5 coaches with 42 in each 42 rectangle 5

42 60 6 x 17 =102 + Beyond the tables 6 x 17 = (6 x 10) (6 x 7) 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + 60 42 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 x 17 =102

Algorithm 17 6 x 17 = x6 42 (6 x 7) + 60 Reflective Questions (6 x 10) 102 42 in the graphic ? 60 in the graphic ? ✔ 6 x 17 =102

Refined Algorithm 1 7 6 x 17 = x6 10 2 4

What multiplication for this ? Pupil questions: What multiplication for this ? 23 4 How to split this ?

23 10 10 3 4 40 40 40 40 12 12 What is 4x23 ? 20 3 4 80 80 12 12 or + + + =92

5 x 42 Back to the coaches 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 10 10 Answer =210 +

Survey question 6 rugby shirts at £35 each 1 in 4 pupils answered correctly Rectangle method 35 6 Reflective Question other strategies ?

6 is double 3 x6 is x2 then x3 Check it works 6x4 double 4 then x3 3 x 8 what is the missing number 6x7 = 3 x

Rugby shirts £35 Making links 35 6 6 x £35 = 3 x £

6 times table double 3x table Number line 35 210 70 210 Reflection 6 times table double 3x table

5 x 42 Back to the coaches 42 420 10x42 half 210 5x42 Question: 5x26 ?

Table recall to 10 Chunking within 10 4x23 [23 = 10+10+3] 4x10 4x10 4x3 Link with the rectangle Link with the number line

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