What kinds of tasks help students build multi-digit multiplication and division strategies? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how to sequence tasks to develop the foundational strategies and relationships for multi-digit multiplication and division: Scaling, Over and Adjust, Partial Products, Factoring
Talking Points:
- Benefits of using diverse task types
- Sample of three "messy" tasks to develop:
- Ratio tables
- Area model
- 2 different kinds of division
- Relationship between multiplication and division
- Practice ideas
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