Dropping the Mic - Lattice Multiplication

We kept practicing Lattice Multiplication and OMG - my students rocked it!!! They each chose their own problem and level of challenge. Honestly, guys - I am impressed! I'm impressed not only with the 24/30 who tried it and nailed it - but I'm proud of those 6 who kept going back and DID.NOT.GIVE.UP! We are all rockstars! Seriously - great job today!

Area Model Multiplication

A fun and easy way to do multiplication! Check out this basic explanation for 2 digit X 1 digit...

 And - for 2 digit X 2 digit explanation, watch this!

Lattice Multiplication

Multiplication is coming, y'all! Just like division had been featured as the challenge problems in the homework, the next couple weeks we'll have multiplication.  Here's a super fun way to do multiplication - the Lattice Method! 

Multiplying Mayhem

Today was our fourth day of multiplication! 

We did a variety of activities to reinforce the concept of 1 and 0 and fact practice and finally - once we all had finished accurate work - we did multiplication bracelets using pipe cleaners and pony beads!

The students chose the multiplication problem they wanted to illustrate. The kids had to make their groupings on their pipe cleaner and be ready to explain to me the accurate multiplication sentence and the repeated addition that goes with it. 

Then they got to wear the bracelet and a sticker that said "Ask me about my Multiplication Bracelet". 

If anyone asked them, they had to tell them the math that matches their bracelet.

If they got their math correct the first time they got a special bead to bookend their bracelet. 

It was a color changing bead and they thought it was total magic!

Love, love, love second grade!

Multiplication Madness!

We started multiplication this week!

Whoa! The kids are over the moon to learn some "big kid" content!

They're feelin' like 3rd graders already!

In addition to our math program I'm using products from around the 2nd grade internet world...

 

We used bingo daubers.

These bingo daubers are from Amazon.com. They are cheap, come in a set of 12 awesome colors and the kids went bananas for them. Chose them over..... wait for it....... stickers (!!!!!!!!) when doing the 'hand' project above from Amy Lemons. A couple of them had Hello Kitty in their hands but 20/22 went with paint. Fast, fun and easy!