Multiplication Bead Board

Materials:

• A wooden board with 100 holes for 100 red beads: Numerals 1 - 10 across the top to indicate the multiplier, a hole to place the marker; a slot at the side with a hole to show the card with the multiplicand.

• Cards for the multiplicand.

• A red disk to indicate the multiplier

• Prepared multiplication tables (1 - 10)

• Pencil

• Multiplication Chart I

Purposes: To memorize the multiplication tables

Age: 5 - 6

Preparation:  The child has worked with the Multiplication Bead Bars 

Presentation: Multiplication Tables

• Invite the child to help bring the materials: the board, beads, and bead tray and writing tray.

• Place the disc at the top left corner of the board.  

• Show the child the slot for the card on the board. Let them slide the 6 card into the board.

• Explain that it tells how many beads to take.

• Explain the numbers at the top tell us how many times to take the beads.

• Together read the first problem in the booklet: 6x1=

• Move the disc above the 1, place 6 beads down the 1 column. “Six one time is six.”

• Write the answer in the booklet

• Together read the next problem: 6x2=

• Move the disc above the two.

• Child can place the beads.

• Ask the child to count how much 6 taken 2 times is.

• Child writes the answer

• Continue in this manner

• At 4 or 5, 4 show the child to just count on from the last bead.

• Fade but not too far-return when 6x10 is done

• Invite the child to get the Multiplication Control Chart I to check their answers.  Show the column of 6, read the equation on the chart and then to read her booklet.

• Encourage the child to do another page.

Control of Error:  Comparing the written paper to the Multiplication Control Chart 1

Pedagogical Notes:

• The child should complete the page they have started but they do not have to complete the booklet.

• Multiplication Chart II is also a control chart. It is used more in the elementary.  It is up to the guide to decide whether they want to use it.