The Multiplication Advantage: Journey Into Multiplication

I’m excited to share the publication of my new book! I recently published The Multiplication Advantage: Journey Into Multiplication. 150 Days of Ready-to-Use Multiplication Practice Experiences Embedded Within Routines Including Student Self-Checking Feedback Keys   The book is available now – and free videos are soon coming to EVERYONE! As you can see, this book…

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5 × 9 Is More Than 45

Even though some students and teachers will chase multiplication facts, such as 5 x 9 = 45, in pursuit of memorizing the products, there is so much more waiting to be learned…     Thank you for visiting my blog!  You may also be interested in Experiencing Subitizing, which launched the Subitizing Series.  The Animated…

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The Multiplication FLAIR

A FLAIR is a highly interactive document that can be used flexibly to rapidly provide independent feedback to students.  The video below will detail how to use the Multiplication FLAIR document.  FLAIR is an acronym for Feedback for Learning at an Advanced Independent Rate.  While I have hundreds of different kinds of FLAIR documents that…

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The Power of the PLN

It is November, 2004. I have 22 fifth grade students, but I’m not standing in front of them. In fact, I’m not in my classroom.  And I’m not even standing. I’m sitting in the front of a conference room that is filled with adults:  The Oregon School Boards Association Annual Convention. The steps lead up…

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The Animated Multiplication Table

I made multiplication table using PowerPoint and went on to discover some very interesting relationships within the table. You will see several here.  Watch the video below.   Click here to download the animated Multiplication Table.   (After downloading, your first step will be to click the multiplication symbol to clear the table.)     Click…

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