Year 2 Spring Relationship between repeated addition and multiplication (Term 2 Week 10 Lesson 1)

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Multiplication Why Students Will Love This Lesson

Students will love the Multiplication lesson because it introduces them to the exciting world of numbers through engaging activities! By using multiplication as repeated addition, they will see how numbers work together in a fun and practical way. The mental warm-up, where they count on and back in different steps, sets a dynamic tone for the lesson. The main activity, designing a monster with multiple feet, merges creativity with math as students determine how many shoes their monsters would need. This hands-on approach makes learning multiplication relatable and enjoyable, fostering a positive attitude towards mathematics!

Sample Questions

1. If your monster has 4 feet, how many shoes would 3 monsters need? Write the number sentence to represent this.
2. How can you represent the multiplication of 5 monsters with 2 feet each? What is the total number of shoes needed?
3. If 10 monsters each need 3 shoes, how many shoes do you need in total? Show your working!

Benefits to Teachers

• Interactive Learning: The creative monster design activity captures students’ interest, making math feel relevant and engaging.
• Foundational Understanding: By relating multiplication to repeated addition, students build a solid understanding of multiplication concepts that will benefit them later in their education.
• Flexible Challenges: The lesson allows for differentiation, as teachers can adjust the complexity of the problems based on individual student needs.
• Visual Representation: By writing number sentences, students practice their writing skills while reinforcing their mathematical understanding.

In summary, this Multiplication lesson provides students with a hands-on, interactive experience that enhances their understanding of multiplication as repeated addition. They will gain confidence in their math skills while enjoying the creative aspects of the lesson.

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