Multiplication and Division - The 3 times table - Presentation

In an engaging and interactive presentation, students are invited to revisit the three times-table, an essential component of their multiplication and division skills. The lesson encourages active participation as the class practices reciting the times-table together, reinforcing their fluency in multiplication. Students are then prompted to identify which specific multiples of three they are confident with and which ones require further practice. This self-assessment sets the stage for targeted learning, as they work through exercises filling in missing numbers in various multiplication sentences, such as 3 x 2 and 12 x 3, and dealing with corresponding division facts.

The lesson continues with a series of activities that connect multiplication to real-world concepts, such as the number of sides in triangles, to deepen understanding. For instance, students explore how one triangle has three sides, and are then asked to calculate the sides of multiple triangles, linking this to the three times-table. They complete number sentences that build on this concept, enhancing their grasp of multiplication as a form of repeated addition. Further activities include sorting cards into a loop based on multiplication and division facts, and a rhythmic exercise where students identify patterns in beats to determine whether to clap or click, applying their knowledge of multiples of three. These varied and interactive tasks are designed to solidify the students' mastery of the three times-table, encouraging them to draw connections between numerical patterns and everyday occurrences.