Main Topics: 1. Patterns in multiplication facts 2. Number models with parentheses 3. Extensions - using facts to multiply 1-digit numbers by multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000 4. Estimating
GOALS: Students should be able to... 1. Multiply and divide within 100 2. Understand multiplication as the total number of objects in 6 groups of 7 (example). 3. Understand division as the number of objects each share when 42 is separated into 6 equal shares (example).
4. Understand division as an unknown factor problem (example 32 ÷ 8 can be thought of as 8 x ___ = 32)