- Look for multiplication activities online for interactive whiteboards.plus or multiplication sign image by Stepanov from Fotolia.com
Learning multiplication is a skill that is usually learned by the fourth grade. By the fifth grade, students need to understand multiplication in order to begin fractions and geometry. Multiplication is a skill that, unlike addition and subtraction, relies heavily on memorization. With the development of SMART boards and online activities for SMART boards, teaching memorization and the multiplication table can be entertaining as well as educational. - The object of Multiplication Table is to fill an entire multiplication table with numbered tiles so that he multiplication table is complete. Use the mouse to pick up and drag each tile to the correct cell from the computer, or use the pen with the SMART Board to show how to complete this activity. The objective of this lesson is to learn basic multiplication tables and to visually comprehend what each equation stands for.
- Learning basic multiplication with the numbers 1 to 12 make up the substance of this lesson. This downloaded, ready-to-go activity presents the players of the game with multiplication problems and a chart full of possible answers from the website directly projected onto the SMART Board. The object of the game is to get Matho in the fastest time possible. Matho is similar to Bingo. Players learn speed, memorization and mastery of the multiplication table. In order to get Matho, the students must get five correct answers in a diagonal line. The easiest way to use this activity is to divide the class into two groups and have the two groups compete for the fastest time using the downloaded program as shown on the SMART Board. Have each group choose a leader to move to select the correct answers on the board. This eliminates the need for each student to have their own Matho cards.
- Help with Math contains a few advertisements that on the site, but its activities for multiplication can be great activities for SMART Boards. Simply navigate to the site and begin playing. One example of a well-designed activity on this site asks the player or student to drag and drop the correct answer of the multiplication table to the corresponding box. This could be a whole class activity where you choose students to come to the board and drag and drop the answers to the appropriate place. In this case, each student would come to the board and select the correct answer. The other students could write the problems down as they are shown on the SMART Board.
- Another activity on the Help with Math site is "Target the Answer." Like the other activities, this game is played on the SMART Board directly from the site. Here, students receive with an answer, which is in the form of a target. The game times students on the amount of time they take to complete the multiplication problem, and then choose the correct answer. This SMART Board game creates another group activity. You might consider dividing the class into two or three groups and have the students choose a leader to come to the SMART Board and answer the question on the board.
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