Introduction
Multiplication is a quick way of adding the same number many times. For example, a lemonade recipe calls for the same number of lemons each time you make one pitcher. If you need to make several pitchers of lemonade, how will you know how many lemons to buy at the store? By multiplying numbers!
One of the easiest ways to learn multiplication is to use the times table. But you probably won’t have a multiplication chart with you each time you need it. So how can you memorize the numbers in the times table?
This lesson will explain how to easily multiply numbers. It gives you tips, several practice opportunities, and specifically shows you:
- how to read a multiplication table
- how easy it is multiplying numbers by zero or one
- that skip counting by twos, threes, fours, fives, and tens can make multiplication easy