Mastering Multiplication Strategies for Fourth Graders

This video tutorial, 'Multiplication Made Easy,' provides strategies and tricks to help learners improve their multiplication skills. It covers basic multiplication facts, including multiplying by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10, using songs, skip counting, and unique tricks like the finger method for nines. The video also introduces rhymes to memorize more challenging facts, aiming to make multiplication easier and more intuitive.

What happens when you multiply any number by zero?

• The result is always 1

• The result is always 0

• The result doubles

• The result is always 10

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What does multiplying by 1 do to a number?

• Doubles it

• Reduces it by half

• Leaves it unchanged

• Increases it by 1

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What is a simple strategy for multiplying by 2?

• Subtracting the number from 100

• Adding the number to itself

• Multiplying the number by 0

• Dividing the number by 2

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How can you easily multiply by 3?

• Use the 3 song to count

• Subtract 3 from the number

• Multiply by 2 and add one

• Divide by 3 and add 10

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What strategy is suggested for multiplying by 4?

• Doubling the number twice

• Adding 4 repeatedly

• Singing the 4 song

• Subtracting 4 from 100

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What is the trick for multiplying by 9 using your fingers?

• Adding 9 to the number

• Doubling the number

• Putting down the finger that represents the number being multiplied

• Counting fingers backwards

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Which of the following is a trick for multiplying by 9?

• Adding 9 repeatedly

• Multiplying by 10 and subtracting the number

• Using the finger trick or the number line trick

• Doubling the number and subtracting 9

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What rhyme helps remember 6 times 6?

• 56 is a mix

• 48 is really great

• 24 chocolate sticks

• 36 lollipop licks

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What is the result of 7 times 7 according to the rhyme?

• 56 is really neat

• 42, shiny and bright

• 49, roaches on a vine

• 49, a scary line

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How can you remember 8 times 8?

• 72, what a view

• 64, pick it up from the floor

• 56, sticks and bricks

• 48, don't be late

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