Multiplication by Fingers 10 9 9 10 8 7 8 6 7 6
4x2= 8 8 6 This calculation is 6 x 8 Step 1 Left hand there are 4 fingers above 4 x 2= 8 Right hand there are 2 fingers above
1 2 3 4 Step 2 Look at the touching fingers and those dangling below the touching fingers These are tens 4 x 10 = 40 8 +40 = 48
2x3= 6 8 7 This calculation is 8 x 7 Step 1 Left hand there are 4 fingers above 2 x 3= 6 Right hand there are 2 fingers above Step 2 Look at the fingers below the touching fingers
1 2 3 5 4 Look at the touching fingers and those below the touching fingers These are tens 5 x 10 = 50 So.. 6 +50 = 56
10 9 8 6 7 6 This calculation is 7 x 6 Step 1 3 fingers above on the left hand 4 fingers above on the right hand 3 x 4 =12
10 9 8 6 7 6 Step 2 There are two fingers touching and one dangling below This shows 3 tens 30 30 +12 =42
This calculation is 9 x 7 Step 1 1 x 3 = 3 Step 2 6 x 10 = 60 3 + 60 = 63
Fingers above those touching on left hand Fingers above those touching on right hand The two fingers touching and those dangling below counting them as 10s
Easy tables 1 times tables 2s 5s 10s 11s Stage 2 Flash Cards 3 x 3 = 9 3 x 4 = 12 3 x 6 = 18 3 x 7 = 21 3 x 8 = 24 3 x 9 = 27 3 x 12 = 36 30 minsfor 3 days
Stage 3 Flash Cards 4 x 4 = 16 6 x 4 = 24 7 x 4 = 28 8 x 4 = 32 9 x 4 = 36 12 x 4 = 48 30 minsfor 3 days Stage 4 Flash Cards 6x 6 = 36 7 x 6 = 42 8 x 6 = 48 9 x6= 54 12 x 6= 72 30 minsfor 3 days
Stage 5 Flash Cards 7 x 7= 49 8 x 7 = 56 9 x 7 = 63 12 x 7 = 84 20 minsfor 3 days Stage 6 Flash Cards 8 x 8 = 64 9 x 8 = 72 12 x 8 = 96 15mins for 2 days Stage 7 Flash Cards 9x 9 = 81 12 x 9 = 108 10 minsfor 2 days Stage 8 Flash Cards 12 x 12 = 144 10 minsfor 1 day
Multiplying by 9 Hold both your hands up with palms facing you. Number the fingers from left to right as one to ten. Now hold down the finger of the number you want to multiply by nine. In this example, we are going to multiply by eight, so the eighth finger is held down The fingers to the left as the tens and the fingers to the right are units. In this example, there are seven fingers to the left (marked blue) and two to the right (marked red) which makes 72
FINGERSis a fun and exciting, and sometimes slightly noisy mental maths game to begin a maths lesson with. The objective of the activity is to reinforce times tables facts from the 0's through the 10's. The activity can be differentiated in a couple of ways as well. Children will work together in pairs during this activity, which can either be teacher-led to control the pace, or pair-led to allow groups to work at their own pace. Each child in the pair will put out a specific number of fingers between zero and ten. It is important to emphasize that the pairs put their fingers out at the same time. The children will then calculate the times table figure in their head. For example, if child A puts 5 fingers out and child B puts 8 fingers out, the times table fact would be 5 times 8. Which ever child says the correct answer the fastest, gets a letter. The children are racing to be the first one to spell the word "FINGERS". So if child A answers "40", he or she would get the letter F. Children keep track of their words on paper or personal white boards.
Deck 'Em! 1. To play Multiplication War, use a deck of playing cards, number cards only. 2. Initially, children may need the grid to become quick at the answers. 3. Flip over the cards as though you are playing Snap. 4. The first one to say the multiplication fact based on the cards turned over gets the cards. For example, a four card and a five card = Say "20" 5. The person to get all of the cards wins! 6. Children learn their facts much more quickly if they play this game regularly.