Marvelous Multiplication: Understanding and Using Different Mult. Methods

Find multiplication boring?  Having trouble moving from memorizing your facts to multiplying bigger numbers? Haven't learned a way to multiply two or three digit numbers by two digit numbers that makes sense? This class may be for you!  
     Students will learn through interactive lessons.  Students will interact at home with manipulatives and in class by sharing solutions and discussion with me and other students.

     Class will begin with a mental math warm up.  We will then review practice problems briefly and launch into each class, focusing on these methods:

(Lesson 1)  Building concept of multiplication by looking at things that come in sets
                   Forming measured models, arrays, and counted models to represent multiplication
(Lesson 2)  Develop fluency with single digit multiplication facts using an area model
(Lesson 3)  Use base-ten blocks to build and visualize the process of multiplication
(Lesson 4)  Use base-ten to break apart numbers to find partial products and combine to get total product
(Lesson 5)  Practice squaring two digit numbers
(Lesson 6)  Learn short cuts for multiplying by 11 and 12
(Lesson 7)  Learn lattice multiplication method
(Lesson 8)  Explore patterns in multiplication table
(Lesson 9 and 10)  Apply methods in real-world problems

I may modify these plans based on the needs of the class.  For example, younger students with little experience in multiplication may need more time with the facts and understanding the operation itself.  More advanced students may need to move more quickly to the different methods.