Partial Products

A math teacher once told me, "Math is an ever-changing monster; once you think you mastered it, it transforms into something else." This quote has never been so accurate than with new curriculums that teach multiple methods to solve similar problems. Once you master a strategy, you must learn a new one, and it becomes a vicious cycle. 

Students in this class will learn the Partial Products method for multi-step multiplication by being taught the strategy explicitly, then as a group, then individually. They will be expected to listen to instructions, follow steps and routines, and practice throughout the class. Class time will be as follows: 20 minutes as an entire group for direct instruction on the method, 15 minutes in groups with peers and teacher, 15 minutes independent practice, and 5 minutes wrap up. By the end of this class, students will be able to practice the partial products method on their own to solve multi-step multiplication problems. 

Throughout the class my screen will be shared with a PowerPoint presentation that I created showing throughout the entirety of the class. Students are expected to have some paper and something to write with during the class.