2nd grader beginner fractions/multiplication fun ideas?

mrsheart

Hi All,

I am so glad I found this site, does anyone have any recommendations

for learning beginner fractions/multiplication fun ideas, so the

frustration turns into a sense of smiling accomplishments?

DandelionMom

DD's teacher suggests flashcards in the car on the way home from school or playing a mult/div computer game (https://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html or https://www.teachingtables.co.uk/tm/tmgame/tgame2.html).

BBColt78

Lurker:

There are lots of online sites that are free for practice in both of these. I'm not sure if you allow your second grader online or not. Funbrain is always good for practice. Also, if you Google "multiplication baseball" kids tend to love that

PrimReaper

DD's not learning multiplication in school yet (Grade 1) but we do them at home when the opportunity presents.  Last week she was learning 3X using juice boxes as they sit in the case in rows of 3.  To her, it was more like a puzzle than math as she was figuring out the reasoning behind multiplication.  She doesn't know what 3x8 is, but she knows what '3 groups of 8' is.

Mini-marshmallows and grapes work really well too!

azsheena

www.multiplication.com has great games that kids love!

MrsSR

I teach 3rd...

Multiplication: flashcards, games online, and Hooked on Math.  Also, use real life situations (when cooking for example).

Fractions: When first introducing this I use empty egg cartons and little manipulatives to fill them with (show me 1/2, show me 4/12, etc).  Then you can fill them and ask what fraction it is.

I also use pattern blocks.  I'll ask how many triangles it takes to cover a pentagon and how many one triangle would be.

There is a lot online!

Joenali

www.ixl.com