Teachers at home...the Box Method is excellent. In this photo, Method #1 is how many adults learned mult. in school. I showed both methods to my daughter and she INSTANTLY understood #2. And liked it. #iteachmath #MTBoS #homeschooling #mathathome #mathchat
@SummitMathBooks There’s a great lesson later on why a negative multiplied by a negative has to be positive.
@SummitMathBooks LOVE this! I am teaching the same concept with polynomials this week youtu.be/GXUTokZKaIk
@SummitMathBooks Another advantage is that it’s a great method for multiplying polynomials later. Especially 3 or more terms. So a connection to integer multiplication really helps.
@SummitMathBooks Yes! And I love this method for multiplying polynomials, dividing polynomials, and my favorite... Factoring!! I wish all kids were familiar with the box method.
@SummitMathBooks @MrsSharda @hanainjapan Does your dad teach math this way?
@SummitMathBooks I have that experience with my students most of the time.. the majority seems to prefer the box method but it gets harder to use when you start multiplying bigger numbers! Still a great method to teach though :)
@SummitMathBooks @Kiaz19 So why can't a Gen Z educated person not know how to give change for a $20 bill for a $18.37 total? Besides, they would use their $1200 iPhone to get the answer. 🤦🤦🤦
@SummitMathBooks @Kiaz19 But, for very large numbers, method #1 will be good. But, I believe, the present kids are very comfortable with calculators.
@SummitMathBooks @MrsMPrimaryYr4 Number 1 all the way for me.
@SummitMathBooks @MrsMPrimaryYr4 We teach the grid method in yrs 3 & 4 as a stepping stone to long multiplication