Colored Bead Bars: Small Multiplication

Age
6-9.

Materials

 * Box of colored bead bars 1-10
 * Chart I

Presentation

 * 1) Directress invites the child to take any number (not to exceed 10) of any color of bead bars.
 * 2) From this pile the child begins to lay them out in a column; saying 4 taken 1 time, putting out a bar and writing either the equation or just the product in his journal.
 * 3) He continues until the whole pile has been lain out.

Control Of Error
Chart I. If the child wrote the equation then he has written a table. If only the products were recorded, then he has done progressive numeration (skip counting).

Purpose
Direct Aim:

To help the child in the memorization of multiplication. Indirect Aims:


 * Preparation for memorization of division.
 * Preparation for decomposition into prime factor.
 * Preparation for the study of multiples.