Best Multiplication Unit Ever



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Multiplication:

?Just

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?Ma¡¯am

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Mary

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EDG

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Teaching

?Mathematics

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November

?30,

?2010

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Table

?of

?Contents

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Introduction

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Unit

?Standards

?(GLCEs)

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¡°Big

?Ideas¡±

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Assessments

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Lessons:

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1:

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? Multiplication

?Illustration

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2:

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? Fish

?Bowl ....................................................................................................... 8

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3:

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? Groupings

?All

?Around

?Us

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4:

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? Game:

?Circle

?and

?Stars

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5:

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? Creating

?Multiplication

?Tables

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6:

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? Billy

?Wins

?a

?Shopping

?Spree!

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References

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2

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Introduction

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?

This

?third

?and

?fourth

?grade

?math

?unit

?explores

?the

?various

?meanings

?and

?representations

?of

?

multiplication

?as

?¡°repeated

?addition.

?The

?lessons

?in

?this

?unit

?rely

?on

?extensive

?use

?of

?

manipulatives,

?as

?well

?as

?math

?songs

?and

?games

?and

?art

?activities

?to

?help

?students

?identify

?

situations

?when

?multiplication

?would

?be

?useful,

?to

?reinforce

?their

?learning

?and

?to

?improve

?

recall

?speed

?for

?multiplication

?facts.

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Many

?of

?the

?activities

?in

?the

?unit

?involve

?cooperative

?learning

?in

?pairs,

?small

?groups

?and

?as

?a

?class

?

as

?a

?whole.

?Students

?should

?see

?their

?classroom

?as

?a

?place

?where

?cooperation

?and

?collaboration

?

are

?valued

?and

?expected.

?It

?respects

?the

?principle

?that

?interaction

?fosters

?learning

?and

?that

?

cooperative

?group

?work

?is

?basic

?the

?classroom

?culture.

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Unit

?Standards

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3

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?Multiply

?and

?divide

?whole

?numbers

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3.N.MR.03.09

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?Use

?multiplication

?and

?division

?fact

?families

?to

?understand

?the

?inverse

?relationship

?

of

?these

?two

?operations,

?e.g.,

?because

?3

?x

?8

?=

?24,

?we

?know

?that

?24

?¡Â

?8

?=

?3

?or

?24

?¡Â

?3

?=

?8;

?express

?a

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multiplication

?statement

?as

?an

?equivalent

?division

?statement.

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3.N.MR.03.10

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?Recognize

?situations

?that

?can

?be

?solved

?using

?multiplication

?and

?division

?including

?

finding

?"How

?many

?groups?"

?and

?"How

?many

?in

?a

?group?"

?and

?write

?mathematical

?statements

?to

?

represent

?those

?situations.

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3.N.FL.03.11

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?Find

?products

?fluently

?up

?to

?10

?x

?10;

?find

?related

?quotients

?using

?multiplication

?and

?

division

?relationships.

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3.N.MR.03.12

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?Find

?solutions

?to

?open

?sentences,

?such

?as

?7

?x

?__

?=

?42

?or

?12

?¡Â

?__

?=

?4,

?using

?the

?

inverse

?relationship

?between

?multiplication

?and

?division.

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3

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¡°Big

?Ideas¡±

?

Lesson

?1:

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Multiplication

?Illustration

?

Kick-?©\off

?lesson

?using

?M&M¡¯s.

?

Lesson

?2:

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Fish

?Bowl

?

Multiplication

?is

?repeated

?addition.

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?

Lesson

?3:

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Groupings

?All

?Around

?Us

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Multiplication

?is

?a

?quick

?way

?to

?figure

?out

?how

?many

?you

?have

?

altogether

?of

?something

?when

?things

?come

?in

?groups.

?

Lesson

?4:

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Circle

?and

?Stars

?Game

?

Students

?see

?multiplication

?as

?the

?combining

?of

?equal-?©\size

?groups

?that

?

can

?be

?represented

?with

?a

?multiplication

?equation.

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Lesson

?5:

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Creating

?Multiplication

?Tables

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Students

?create

?personal

?laminated

?multiplication

?tables

?as

?they

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learn

?to

?recognize

?both

?the

?geometry

?and

?patterns

?inherent

?in

?

multiplication.

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Lesson

?6:

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?

Billy

?Wins

?a

?Shopping

?Spree!

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We

?use

?multiplication

?everyday

?to

?solve

?real-?©\world

?problems.

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Unit

?Songs:

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Multiplication

?songs

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Introduce

?in

?morning

?playing

?a

?recording.

?During

?transition

?periods

?play

?songs.

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Teach

?song

?at

?end

?of

?math

?lesson

?of

?the

?day.

?Each

?student

?has

?book

?of

?songs.

?Sing

?

song

?at

?closing.

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4

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Unit

?Assessments

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Teacher

?observation

?of

?class

?work,

?combined

?with

?evaluation

?of

?Student

?Portfolio

?and

?Math

?Journal

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Entries

?to

?serve

?as

?assessments

?of

?student

?understanding

?of

?multiplication,

?both

?its

?meaning

?and

?

real-?©\world

?uses.

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Formative:

?

Periodic

?Math

?Journal

?Entries

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Group

?Work

?and

?Class

?Discussion

?Observations

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Summative:

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Student

?Portfolios

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Final

?Math

?Journal

?Entry

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¡°What

?I

?now

?know

?about

?multiplication.¡±

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