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Multiplication Strategies:

Strategy Efficiency 0: not appropriate

1. Doubles (strategy level 2) 2x4=8 4 x 4 = 16 8 x 4 = 32 8 + 8 = 16 16 + 16 = 32

1: appropriate 2: Efficient

Ex: For 6 x 5 think: 3 x 5 = 15 + 15 = 30 or double and half factors: 3 x 10 = 30 2. Les sautes (number line) (strategy level 1) Ex: 6 x 3 You can do 6 jumps of three or 3 jumps of 6:

Counting up from a

3. Jumps from a known fact (strategy level 2) Ex: To find 8 x 5 you can think 5 x 5 plus three more jumps of 5!
I know 5 x 5 = 25

known fact brings more efficiency to the strategy vs starting at 0.

4. Adding Groups (strategy level 2) Ex: 8 x 7 = ? 8 x 5 = 40 40 + 16 = 56 8 x 2 = 16

Break one factor apart and leave the other. Then add your partial products.

5. 10s strategy for 9 times tables: (strategy level 2) Multiply by 10 then subtract one group Ex: 9 x 6 think 10 x 6 = 60 6 = 54

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