EDUCATION

Teaching Method



Teaching Method

Relationship amidst multiplication and addition

When it comes to the learning of addition it tends to lay a foundation for the learning of multiplication. It becomes mandatory that every student understands and comprehends the rules that are present in relation to addition and become a master at it in order to ensure that multiplication is later fully understood and comprehended. It is via the constant repletion of utilization of strategies such as counting rhymes and songs that students will be able to comprehend and become quick in solving it. It is when they have mastered this level of calculation they will be half way through with the comprehension of multiplication. It is because of the fact that multiplication is the repetition of addition it eventually is bound to become easy when it comes to analyzing that when the numbers are multiplied it tends to become efficient and quicker method (www.mathdude.quickanddirtytips.com). When it comes to demonstrating it it can be shown in the flowing way:

What needs to be written first is 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 and when it comes to multiplying the same set of numbers only twice it is 3 x 3 = 9. Another way of making the kids understand is by exhibiting a small set up in terms of placing 3 apples in a group and then asking one of the students to come up from front count the number of apples present. Later we add up another group of 3 and then asking the same student to come up front and count the number of apples. After the student is done counting then another set of apples are kept totaling up to a 3. The same student is asked to come up front and count the third set of apples added. Then ...