Multiply and Divide by Multiples of 10

Do your children understand well the concept of multiplication and division by multiples of 10?

This presentation is exactly what I wished I had been explained as a primary/elementary school student!

It offers a visual and animated representation of what happens to the digits when you multiply or divide by multiples of 10. Each example is clearly scaffolded and provided with an explanation of each step the children need to take to find the answer to the given questions.

The resource contains:

A powerpoint file that offers the step-by-step rules so that your children can learn to verbalise what happens as they go ahead with their calculations.

A pdf file containing a Place Value Grid and a page of 12 questions to be used as assessment or further practice.

The Place Value Grid is provided for the children’s clear understanding and support and can be printed out and laminated as a hands-on tool. Ideal also for special needs children and for kinesthetic learners.

The visual animation is self explanatory. Children will love it and the mathematical understanding will be remembered.

After this whole class activity my students designed and created their own Place Value Slider using card and a laminated, transparent sheet so that they could continue to do their multiplications and divisions by multiples of 10 in a kinesthetic learning style. Photos of the DIY Place Value Sliders in the presentation, too.

Simple, effective and ideal activity for IB School but not only.

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