Multiplication - Short Bead Stair

Age
3-6

Materials

 * 1) 10 Sets of Short Bead stair.
 * 2) 10 Ten Bead Bars.
 * 3) Work cards with multiplication tablets.
 * 4) Felt mat.

Presentation

 * 1) Directress selects a card, e.g. 3 times tables.
 * 2) She lays out the 10 sets of Three Bead Bars on a small felt mat.
 * 3) Directress works though the card, reading out "1 times 3 is ..." as she takes one of the Three Bead Bar and places it in front of her, and counts it "1, 2, 3". "1 times 3 is 3". She shows the child where to record the answer.
 * 4) "2 times 3 is..." and she takes another Three Bead Bar and places it besides the first one, and counts "3, 4, 5, 6". "2 times 3 is 6".
 * 5) She shows the child where to record the answer.
 * 6) Directress works through the examples on the work card.
 * 7) When finished, Directress may mention to the child that they could check the final answer by looking at the summary of multiplication tables.

Control Of Error

 * 1) The Short Bead Stair acts as a control of error because the quantities are fixed.
 * 2) The Summary acts as a control of error for the child to check his own multiplication cards.

Purpose

 * To give the child concrete experience of multiplication tables, dealing with equal sets of numbers which magnifies.