To do the method, begin by writing the two numbers you want to multiply at the top of two columns. In the left column, you progressively halve the number and take the integer floor of any “and a half” ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

Help your child learn how to count forward and backward by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s with their hands. Counting forward and backward by 1’s lays the foundation for addition and subtraction, while counting by ...

Strategies used by third and fourth graders to perform simple multiplication problems were examined. Children participated in an interview and then completed a timed production task in which they ...

Voiceover: In a world without maths,a land where people forgot, who will save the day? Narrator: Whether multiplying or dividing, skills like counting in twos, fives and tens are vitally important.

Lynda Colgan receives funding from The Ministry of Education for the Province of Ontario and The Mathematics Knowledge Network (KNAER). Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding ...

Voiceover: In a world without maths,a land where people forgot, who will save the day? Mr Sharma: Errrrr, Ooooo…1, 2, 3, 4, 5, where’s the next box? Aww why can ...