Multiplication Baseball by Connor

Multiplication Baseball is fun and competitive. The competition when you get to bat and you try to get on base. It is also when you're pitching, to try to never get easy an multiplication fact. And when you get up to bat, you always want to get a lucky fact.

It is fun when you are trying to get on base. When you are with your friends it makes it more fun. In conclusion, Multiplication Baseball is fun.

In the video above, Connor and Lucas demonstrate an inning of Multiplication Baseball. 

How to Do Traditional and Extended Multiplication by Caroline

Why traditional and extended multiplication are important

Traditional and extended multiplication are important because you need to do them at random times. So for example, when you're at a grocery store and maybe you need to multiply the prices. It would be weird just standing at the register and not knowing what traditional and extended multiplication are. So for example: 5 bananas in each bag and you're getting 30 bags, so: 30 * 5 = 150.

Another example is if you have a job, you also need to know it at random times. So for example, if you wanted to know how many workers there would be in 2 days and there were 15 workers each day, you would have to know 15 * 2 = 30.

Traditional and extended multiplication are important.

In the videos below, Caroline demonstrates how to use the traditional algorithm to multiply by one and two digit multipliers.

Baseball Multiplication by Connor

I think that math games are very fun. My favorite one is Baseball Multiplication. It is very fun.

One person puts their guy on home and the pitcher puts down cards. If the product of the cards is 1-21, it's an out. Other products are a single, double, triple, and home run. Win points and play.

Note from the teachers: in the video above, Connor and Dylan demonstrate how to play an inning of Baseball Multiplication. This game can be played at home in the Family Game Kit!