Multiplication - Times - X
Multiplication facts will enable a student to learn more math!!!! Our brains are only capable of a certain amount of processing at one time. If a student has to spend a lot of time on figuring out multiplication facts, then he will have less energy to put into learning. But memorizing facts is not enough. So I teach my second graders to understand the mathematical concept by using ten base blocks and learning strategies as arrays, groups of, and repeated addition.
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