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Super Surfer Multiplication

June 14, 2013 By Mercedes Hutchens 2 Comments

Before the year ended, I surveyed grade level teams and asked what they wished students would come to their grade knowing.  More than one grade expressed an interest in having the students master multiplication.  So, while I try to wrap my mind around having 7 different RTI  groups a day, I decided to start with something fun and familiar.

When I taught second grade, I had a lot of success with Super Star Skills.  I thought I’d vary that slightly and have Super Surfer Multiplication.

If I’m pulling students from other activities, I want them to feel special and excited, not bummed.  What is more rewarding than success?  I saw my students get so proud to pass a Super Star Skill and earn a paper star to hang on the wall.  It wasn’t the star, it was the knowledge that they met a goal.

With multiplication, the goal is clear: memorize all your facts.  I created a timed test, flash cards, and games for each factor.  Once a student has memorized their facts, they earn a surfboard to hang up and can color in their data chart.

Be sure to download the preview, it contains a free multiplication chart among other freebies.
There is a multiplication game for every factor 0-12 and a mixed review called Gnarly Dude.
The color versions are great for printing to use in class.  I’ve included black and white versions and some extras for homework.  Its more fun to take home a game than a worksheet right?

 

I’ve also included a one page set of flash cards for each factors.
These are an easy way for the students to practice at home as well.

The set includes a timed test for each factor 0-12 and a Gnarly Dude mixed review timed test.

I love having students track their data and monitor their success.  I’ve included two options.  There is a multiplication chart to color in when a test is passed.  What I love about this is that the students can see there are fewer and fewer problems to learn.

This simple sheet has on surfboard per timed tests.  The students can color in the tests they’ve passed.

 

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to give them colorful reward tags or black and white ones for them to color, so I included both.  Simply hole punch the top of the tag and hang it from a ring, chain, or ribbon.  I like to put a push pin on a bulletin board next to each child’s name where they can hang their surf boards proudly.

I look forward to using this next year and sharing how it goes.  What is your favorite way to help your students memorize their facts?

 

 

Multiplication Resources

Paper and digital multiplication resources by Mercedes at Surfing to Success.

Multiplication Facts, Strategies, and Games for the Google Classroom

Multiplication Facts, Strategies, and Games for the Google Classroom

Improve memorization and help students multiply fluently with this digital Google Slides Resource by focusing on Repeated Addition and other Multiplication Strategies. Fun, self paced, differentiated multiplication practice motivates students to pass each assessment. Multiplication Strategy Videos are included.

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Multiplication Fact Fluency: Games, Timed Tests, Flashcards, and Reward System

Multiplication Fact Fluency: Games, Timed Tests, Flashcards, and Reward System

Motivate your students to learn their multiplication facts! I want my students to be proud of their accomplishments. I also want them to make decisions about their learning based on their assessments. I created this system to help track and motivate my students to memorize their

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Multiples Posters and Activities

Multiples Posters and Activities

Memorizing multiples helps students memorize their multiplication facts. It also prepares them for concepts like Least Common Multiple. This packet covers multiples 2-10. This can be used for differentiated practice. A student trying to memorize the 8s times tables can take a baggie with the multiples of 8 and practice putting them in order

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Multiplication Game: Cover Up

Multiplication Game: Cover Up

Multiplication Cover Up is a multiplication game that helps students practice basic multiplication facts.

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Fact Families: Multiplication and Division

Fact Families: Multiplication and Division

Fact Family Multiplication and Division Animal Theme Focusing on Fact Families is a helpful strategy for learning the relationship between multiplication and division. Some of my student seem to have an aversion to division. When I show them that knowing how to multiply can help them divide, they see it as a short cut.

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Simple Math Games: Multiplication and Division Games

Simple Math Games: Multiplication and Division Games

Multiplication Games and Subtraction Games My students love playing these simple multiplication and division games. These simple math games can be played with or without the placemats.

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Multiplication and Division Word Problem Task Cards

Multiplication and Division Word Problem Task Cards

Multiplication and Division Word Problem Task Cards These dragon themed task cards include multiplication word problems and division word problems in all nine word problem types found in table 2 of the Common Core.

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Multiplication and Division Fact Fluency Bundle by Mercedes Hutchens

Multiplication and Division Fact Fluency Bundle by Mercedes Hutchens

Want your students to have fun while memorizing their basic multiplication and division facts? This bundle contains everything you need to help your students develop fact fluency in multiplication and division. Students work through step by step levels to multiply and divide fluently.

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  1. Karyn says

    June 15, 2013 at 12:53 am

    What a great idea! I love the surfboard idea! I really think kids would love the colored tags!

    Karyn
    Kideducator@comcast.net

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