Multiplying Decimals for Beginners: Decimal Multiplication Made Easy

This class will help students learn and practice multiplication with decimals. I've designed this class to work step by step so that students can build a solid understanding of what we are doing when we multiplying decimals. 

We will begin by reviewing place value in decimals as well as how we can multiply and divide by powers of ten. In the next classes, we will cover methods for multiplication and then multiplying decimals specifically. We will wrap up the course by practicing what we have learned through story problems. 

Each day will include an icebreaker, collaborative discussion on the main topic for the day, and practice. I use lots of practical examples and discussion to help students engage with the topic concretely before moving toward abstract problems.

My class will be conversational, upbeat, and as visual and hands on as possible. Students will be encouraged to interact throughout the class, contributing to the discussion, actively working problems, and sharing their thought processes. Class size is small and limited to five students.

This class supports the National Curriculum for Key Stage 3 maths and is also ideal for children in middle school.