Multiplication Facts Number Sense Posters: Visual Math Project

Multiplication Facts: Number Sense Posters: How many ways can you represent a value?

o This open-ended activity is a great way for students to stretch their thinking, develop number sense, connect the math concepts they have recently learned, and strengthen their multiplication facts.

o It is easily differentiated: assign simpler values (12, 20) to students with emerging understanding and more difficult values (56, 80, 144) to students who need a challenge.

o The completed posters make a fabulous art walk, a bright bulletin board display, or a meaningful piece for student portfolios/parent conferences.

o This product includes a sample poster that you can show your students step-by-step and 20 different posters for you to print for your students.

How to Use:

Show your students the instructions:

Each of you will be assigned a number.

Your task is to represent it in as many ways as possible:

o Multiplication equations

o Addition and subtraction equations

o Division equations

o Pictures to represent multiplication in different ways

o Word problems

o Samples of where you might see this number in everyday life

Let’s do a sample together!

Show the sample (the number 40) step-by-step and tie each new slide to the checklist of ideas.

Then print a poster for each student. You can have several students working on the same number or assign every student their own number based on their ability level.

Grades to Use With:

This activity could work well in split or multi-grade classes as it is so open-ended. It is designed for students in grades 3-6 who are strengthening their multiplication facts, but you can also tie in skills from addition to fractions to unit conversions too!

What's Included:

28 Page PDF: Teacher Instructions, Student Instructions, 6 Page Sample, 20 Student Posters

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