Use gemstones or flat marbles to make fun, colorful multiples number charts for your child.
Learning multiplication facts can be a daunting task for children, especially once they get past the 1's and 2's. As a parent, you know how important it is for your children to learn their multiplication facts. Understanding multiply numbers is a skill they will use all their life, in math class and outside the classroom, too. To teach your child the 3's multiplication facts, make it fun. Professor Y.K. IP, the associate director of the Center for the Development of Technological Leadership, says that when your child has fun learning, he is more likely to retain the information.
Instructions
1. Explain that multiples of 3 start with the number 3 and continue by repeatedly adding 3. For example, 3 + 3 + 3 is the same as 3 x 3. They both equal 9.
2. Ask the child to pick up three Penn-Plax gemstones or flat marbles. Explain that this is the first multiple of 3, or 1 X 3 = 3. Arranges the gems in a column in front of you on a table or other flat surface.
3. Have your child pick another group of three gemstones from the pool. Place the new set of three gems in a column next to the first set. Have your child count the total number of gemstones, then explain that this is the next multiple of 3, or 2 X 3 = 6.
4. Continue this process until you get to 10 sets of three gemstones. Arrange each set of three in a column next to the previous set until you have a row of 10 columns of three gemstones each. This will make a colorful chart of the 3's multiplication facts.
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