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multiplication strategies
skip counting
Students skip count or add to come to the total.
https://youtu.be/gefSzxILRvI
friendly numbers
Students change one of the factors to make it an easier multiplication problem.
https://youtu.be/jwzNCVPRrfY
partial products
Students break apart factors in addends allowing them to solve smaller problems.
https://youtu.be/mReEbzWGDSA
doubling & halving
Students double one factor while halving the other factor.
https://youtu.be/uKapSmlBOMQ
breaking factors
Students break factors into smaller factors to create easier problems.
https://youtu.be/cw_7RAGRB3Y
expanded algorithm
Similar to partial products as students move to a more efficient way of writing their thinking.
https://youtu.be/_FvlbUL9X6U
standard algorithm
Students work from right to left multiplying each part of each factor.