File Cabinet: Math: Multiplication Resources

Check out these great resources! Many of these resources are described in Mastering Math Facts. The links here are "clickable" so you don't have to type them. If you don't have Mastering Math Facts, click on the link at right to view and print sample pages.

Multiplication Drill Worksheet

Print out this this worksheet and use it to see which of your students need to review their times tables. Read the Mastering Math Facts System overview for suggested time limits.

Multiplication War
Fun Review Game from Teaching Resources

All you need is a deck of cards to create an effective and fun game for reviewing times tables. This activity is taken from Mastering Math Facts and Math Stations for Middle Grades.

Multiplication Grand Prix
Free Online Game from Arcademic Skill Builders: www.arcademicskillbuilders.com

Check out this exciting (and free!) game from Arcademic Skill Builders. Students at different computers can race against each other to practice their times tables. One student starts a game and marks it "private." He or she creates a password and then gives the password to up to 3 friends who can join the race. Each student can choose a different color for his or her race car, and the game is on!

Math by all Means, Multiplication, Grade 3
Print book by Marilyn Burns

This classic is part of the Math By All Means series created by Marilyn Burns. The multiplication edition contains the complete “Circles and Stars” activity for introducing multiplication. Marilyn Burns is known for making math concepts fun and easy to understand with hands-on activities and manipulatives.

Making Multiplication Easy: Strategies for Mastering the Tables Through 10
Print book by Meish Goldish

This print resource provides a step-by-step introduction to multiplication for 2nd and 3rd grade teachers. There are effective strategies and loads of reproducibles for teaching each math fact through 10. Making Multiplication Easy addresses all learning styles through poems, songs, stories, games, and puzzles.

7 x 9 = Trouble!
Print book by Claudia Mills

This book is a perfect read aloud for a 3rd or 4th grade class where students are struggling to learn their times tables. Kids will relate to Wilson who can't seem to learn his math facts and feels that everyone else can learn them except him.

Math Cats website
Online Resource: www.mathcats.com

This award-winning website offers a wealth of resources for the math teacher. There are teaching strategies as well as interactive math applets that can be used by students. Developed by Wendy Petti, this website is worth exploring. Be sure to check out her Multiplication Idea Bank for ideas on using manipulatives to introduce multiplication: http://www.mathcats.com/grownupcats/ideabankmultiplication.html.

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