How to teach multiplication 3rd grade

Fact fluency – It’s a BIG deal. Our state standards call for fact fluency and we all know how much easier it is for students who just “get it.” So how do we support fact fluency in our classrooms and help those students who stumble. Ugh. The struggle is REAL! Over my years of teaching I have learned a few tricks that make fact practice time fun, engaging, quick and help my struggling students see their improvement! So they may never win if we player “Round the World” (aka – they may never be…

Teaching times tables to kids can be difficult (am I right?!), but we’ve got 15 ideas to make teaching multiplication fun. With tons of free printables to choose from, these multiplication games and activities are perfect for 2nd to 5th grade learning, and can be used both in the classroom and at home.

3rd grade teachers, multiplication can be a tricky skill to teach. Games like Multiplication Knockout is one of the multiplication games 3rd graders will love and beg to play.

Learn how to teach multiplication facts to build conceptual understanding and fact fluency using a C-R-A approach. Your special ed students will finally master those math facts!

If you're teaching division, teach division with the same strategies that are used in multiplication such as equal groups, arrays and measurement.

Is your child having difficulty memorizing multiplication math facts? This method will work!

If you're looking into how to teach multiplication, you're definitely going to want to look into the secrets behind memorizing multiplication facts.

Want to know the secret for teaching multiplication strategies so it's engaging? Check out this post for ideas and grab a FREE multiplication facts game!

Learning new things doesn't always come natural to everyone, especially when it isn't something that you like. For me, that thing was multiplication. I didn't see the need to learn it and I had a really difficult time memorizing it. Eventually, it kicked in, but I really wished I had a different way to learn. I was delighted to learn that there is a different way to learn from my son's third grade teacher. This is the year that they are really going to focus on multiplication. I'm so…

Learning new things doesn't always come natural to everyone, especially when it isn't something that you like. For me, that thing wa...