Multiplication

In stage 5 Maths, you need to know the 10x, 2x and 5x tables, and use them to solve problems.  At stage 4, people usually skip count in tens, twos and fives to calculate groups of numbers.  Other people use repeated addition, like this: 5 + 5 + 5 = 15.  However, it is easy to make a mistake or forget when to stop counting.  The only sure, quick, accurate way is to learn your times tables.

These people are making the two times table with see through counters so you can see the numbers on the number line underneath.  Cunning eh?

Jeremy, Luke and Ronnie were skip counting in fives to recall the 5x table.

While Alyssa, Summer and Charlotte displayed the 10x table using unicubes.

Meanwhile, Rylee and Maryanne are making caterpillars to show groups of ten.