Marvelous Multiplication Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun

by Long, Lynette

• ISBN13: 9780471369820
• ISBN10: 0471369829
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Don't Just Learn Multiplication...Master It! Brimming with fun and educational games and activities, the Magical Math series provides everything you need to know to become a master of mathematics! In each of these books, Lynette Long uses her own unique style to help you truly understand mathematical concepts as you play with everyday objects such as playing cards, dice, coins, paper, and pencil. Inside Marvelous Multiplication, you will explore and solve the mysteries of multiplication. You'll use ten tasty snacks to learn the one times table, get to know the ten times table using finger paints, and write a zany story using the multiples of a number to practice the multiplication tables. You'll go on to learn even more about multiplication by deciphering the fascinating puzzles of prime factors, exponents, and three digit multiplication while playing games like Prime Solitaire, Three by Three, and Fingers!So why wait? Jump right in and find out how easy it is to become a mathematics master!

Author Biography

Lynette Long has a Ph.D. in psychology and an M.S. in mathematics. She has taught math and was a professor of education, specializing in mathematics education. She is the author of several childrens math books, including Dealing with Addition and Painless Algebra.

Table of Contents

I. The Magic of Multiplication	1	(4)
II. Games for Understanding the Multiplication Tables	5	(42)
Can You Eat Just One?	7	(3)
Pair It Up!	10	(3)
Don't Skip This Activity	13	(4)
Counting Corners	17	(5)
Nickel Mania	22	(4)
Tallying Toothpicks	26	(3)
Calculating Sevens	29	(3)
Graphing Eights	32	(4)
Hidden Nines	36	(4)
Fingerprints	40	(4)
Big Fat Zero	44	(2)
Book It!	46	(1)
III. Multiplication Practice Games	47	(34)
Cover-Up!	49	(3)
Multiplication Tic-Tac-Toe	52	(2)
Fingers!	54	(2)
Possible or Impossible	56	(1)
Shout It Out!	57	(2)
Split Second	59	(2)
Multiplication Search	61	(2)
Off to the Races	63	(2)
Multiplication Crossword Puzzle	65	(2)
Multiplication War	67	(2)
Unscramble	69	(2)
Multiplication Memory	71	(3)
Silly Multiple Stories	74	(1)
Multiple Search	75	(2)
Buzz-Bizz	77	(2)
Multiplication Grid	79	(2)
IV. Becoming Marvelous at Multiplication	81	(35)
License Plate Multiplication	83	(3)
Amazing Multiples	86	(4)
What's the Problem?	90	(4)
Flashing Factors	94	(2)
Prime Factors	96	(4)
Prime Solitaire	100	(1)
Engaging Exponents	101	(4)
Mental Multiplication Tricks	105	(3)
Guesstimating	108	(2)
Three by Three	110	(2)
Handfuls of Change	112	(2)
Annualizing	114	(2)
Multiplication Master Certificate	116	(1)
Index	117