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Title - Multiply
By - Beth Matheson
Subject - Math
Grade Level - 2nd
COUNTING PATTERNS AND ADDING/MULTIPLICATION

Multiply by 6 and others.

Attention getter: Bring in a large insect
(Use plastic insects available at most any stores.)

Lesson: Students find common visual characteristic, which is six legs. Have students model( in groups of 3 or 4) the multiplication problem for (__x 6). Find the answers using the insects.

Other objects students relate to:

2's---feet/hands/eyes/ears/elbows/knees/
3's--tricycle/street lights/triangle
4's--buttons with 4 holes/toy cars' wheels
5's--nickels/clock face/fingers and toes/pentagon/star points
6's--above/hexagon
7's--?? insect legs for 6 and count head
8's--spider legs/octagon
9's--?? spider legs for 8 and count head

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