Teaching multiplication to your child

By the end of 2nd Grade most children should have started to develop an understanding of multiplication through working with equal size groups of objects and through joining, or adding, these groups together. This repeated joining/ addition is one of the first multiplication strategies to be learned.

Multiplication facts

Your child should begin working with just one set of multiplication facts. This should start with the 2s and then work up one set at a time. Making and using flashcards to build up the different sets is a good way to practice learning these facts.