Number explorer uses animated fish again, but this time to teach about division, number types and much more.These hands-on examples are easy to prepare and play. This activity is for teaching multiplication facts, there is also the Now you will see multiples displayed either horizontally or vertically depending on the direction of numbering control setting. Shape style to either balls or cards, since the number are bit a clearer. To view the multiples of a number it is a good idea to the change the You can also show why square numbers are so called and notice why such numbers must lie along the diagonal. It is also useful for showing how multiplication is commutative. In effect a process that can vastly speed up counting of ordered objects. The activity is good at reinforcing the concept of multiplication as repeated addition. ThisĬan be used to go through whole sets while children repeat the values out loud. Now the activity will run automatically through all values. To start automatic mode simply press play button. Horizontally or vertically, this also effects what will happen when The shapes as they are arranged in the table can be numbered either Choose 'sequence' to show multiples, described in more On the last shape which is the same as the product answer. Choose 'None' to turn off all the numbers, 'all' shows all, 'last' shows the number Initially all the shapes have a number this can be turned off using the Side shapes button, to toggle whether to show shapes that are not in the square either on or offscreen. Number direction button to toggle between numbering shapes vertically or horizontally Head buttons to show or hide the number buttons. To show all the products like a traditional multiplication square You can change various aspects of the interface When launched the activity is in manual mode. Note the default shape now is circles, simply because it is clearer but feel free to choose fish or cards using the To use the correct convention, in this case 2×6 refers to two lots of six, using two colors we make sure the six The latest updates introduces shapes with two colors, this is because when showing a product such as 2×6 = 12. arrow button button to move to the next value in the multiplication tables.In the initial manual mode simply click anywhere on the grid and shapes will move in or out to make the product. Use the multiplication grid on an interactive whiteboard for classroom discussion. While helping them to make connections, spot patterns and improve their number sense. Simple to use allowing students to explore the times tables The activity provides a large multiplication square.

Multiplication table interactive games