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Sometimes it's very difficult for kids to quickly move from one form of arithmetics to another. What I mean is that when a kid understands addition in mathematics, it's very strange and difficult for them to move to multiplication.
For some months now myself and my wife have been trying to overcome the issue of addition of numbers in mathematics, just two weeks ago, he got to do some exercises in his own and asking for more exercises.
Remaining in addition of numbers after mastering it can become a comfort zone for him, so we decided to introduce multiplication to him. It's a serious challenge so we thought of using another method, which is multiplication as repeated addition.
What's Multiplication
Multiplication is a process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specific number of times. ✖️ is the arithmetic symbol for multiplication.
How does Multiplication as Repeated Addition Works
Since my son is not familiar with the multiplication tables, it's necessary we start with the known (addition of numbers) to the unknown (using the multiplication tables)
I used the illustrative mathematics in this regard. For instance, if I've 3 groups of 4 oranges, how many bags of oranges do I have? Let's see from the example below:
🍊🍊🍊🍊+🍊🍊🍊🍊+🍊🍊🍊🍊 = 12
I asked my son to count the number of oranges and add them together and then tell me the answer before writing it in his note book.
Examples:
- Add 5 groups of 2 beads
🧿🧿+🧿🧿+🧿🧿+🧿🧿+🧿🧿
2+2+2+2+2
5 ✖️ 2 = 10
- Add 4 groups of 3 sticks
🏒🏒🏒+🏒🏒🏒+🏒🏒🏒+🏒🏒🏒
3+3+3+3
4 ✖️ 3 = 12
In conclusion, my son quickly flowed with this method of multiplication and our next step is to introduce the multiplication tables to him to enhance his mastery of the subject matter.
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