1. Bonus: What is this title an example of?
Multiplication
is as easy as
Bonus: What is this title an example of?

2. Multiplication is
repeated addition.
repeated addition.
repeated addition.
repeated addition.
repeated addition.
repeated addition.

3. Each sandwich has 2 slices of bread.
How many slices do we need to make 4 sandwiches?

4. I could add: 2 8 2 2 2 = + + +

5. or I could
multiply 8
2 X 4 =

6. How many spots are there on 3 cows?
Each cow has 8 spots.
How many spots are there on 3 cows?

7. I could add: 24 8 8 8 + + =
O R

8. I could multiply: 24 8 3 X =

9. Get the idea?
Now, you try one:

10. At the Watermelon Welcome,
each student found
5 seeds in their slice.

11. did 6 students find altogether?
How many seeds
did 6 students find altogether?

12. No!
Not "a lot".

13. Did you get
5 X 6 = 30 ?

14. Now you try making a multiplication word problem
Great Work!
Now you try making a multiplication word problem
using single digit numbers.
Then trade with your partner
and solve their word problem.
Click the mouse when you are ready to go on.

15. Now connect to this virtual manipulative website and have fun!
Double click on the computer and
then click on Rectangle Multiplication.
Remember to write down all the
multiplication sentences you create.