How Do You Teach With Multiplication Games?
Many teachers dread teaching multiplication because it has a bad reputation among students. No one wants to learn boring, “useless” facts in a room when they could be outside playing. This is why it is a great idea to teach multiplication with games. Not only will the students enjoy math time, they learn that maybe those math facts are not so useless. Teach the students the game. If they don’t know how to play, they will not have fun. Make sure that everyone understands the rules and processes. Set goals and tangible rewards for the winner. Children work harder to win something more than a good grade. These rewards can be small, like pencil sharpeners or candy. You could even consider a “Homework Pass,” which the winning student uses to get out of a night’s homework. Incorporate real-life scenarios. Play “house” in your classroom, and split your students up into groups (so it doesn’t take as much time). Have one group be a customer and one be the cashier. Give them a word problem invol
