1. Year 4 (National Numeracy Strategy) (Based on DFEE Sample Lessons)
Dr Fog Presents
Multiplication
facts that link
trios of numbers.
Year 4 (National Numeracy Strategy)
(Based on DFEE Sample Lessons)

2. Resources
Worksheet

3. Mental Learning Objective
I can quickly recall my multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 times table.

4. Mental Learning Task
Today we are going to focus on multiplication.

5. Mental Learning Task
You will be looking at the way three numbers are linked together.
A number to start with
Another number to multiply with it with.
A third number which is the answer

6. Mental Learning Task The answer is called 'The product'
The answer has a special name.
Do you know what it is?
The answer is called
'The product'

7. Mental Learning Task
To warm up today, we are going to count on and back in different numbers.

8. Mental Learning Task
Count to 50 or above and back in….
Twos

9. Mental Learning Task
Count to 50 or above and back in….
Threes

10. Mental Learning Task
Count to 50 or above and back in….
Fours

11. Mental Learning Task
Count to 50 or above and back in….
Fives

12. Mental Learning Task
Count to 50 or above and back in….
Tens

13. Mental Learning Task
See if you can now answer questions on the 2, 3, 4, 5 and ten times tables.

14. Everyone answer together
Mental Learning Task
Everyone answer together
What are two sevens?

15. Mental Learning Task
What is
double three?

16. Mental Learning Task
Is 40 a
multiple of 5?

17. Mental Learning Task
Three times
nine

18. Mental Learning Task
How many
fives in 35?

19. Mental Learning Task
Multiply
four by eight

20. Mental Learning Task
What is the
product of
five and eight?

21. Mental Learning Task
What is eight
divided by two?

22. Mental Learning Objective
I can quickly recall my multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 times table.

23. Main Learning Objective
I know how to multiply numbers.

24. (Or whatever fact of the
Key idea
4 x 6 = 24
(Or whatever fact of the
day the class is
concentrating on).

25. Main Learning Task
Today we are looking at multiplying and working with trios of numbers.

26. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
There are links between some of these numbers.
For instance, three sevens make 21.

27. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
Can you see any other links between any of these numbers?

28. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
Can you see any other multiplication or division links?

29. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
Can you make these links into number sentences?

30. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
Can you point out all the numbers that are in the same table?

31. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
How can we record these links?

32. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
We could draw lines to them.
We could write out number sentences.

33. Main Learning Task 7 45 4 9 3 10 6 5 8 2 30 21 36 15
Draw lines between the numbers you linked together in the chart.

34. Main Learning Task
Now complete the worksheet on linking numbers.

35. Main Learning Task
Simplification:- Suggest they stick to easier tables.
Challenges:- Offer them a set of numbers from more difficult tables and multiples higher than 10 times.

36. Main Learning Task
Finally spend some time completing this multiplication square. X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

37. Main Learning Objective
I know how to multiply numbers.

38. Plenary Choose a fact of the day that the children finds together.
Ask pupils in each turn, using the voice of different animals.

39. Plenary Play a game of fizz. Sit in a circle
Say a number the number sequence starting from 1.
Every time the sequences comes to a multiple of 5, say ‘Fizz’ instead.

40. Review of Key Idea

41. Worksheet
Write number sentences about these numbers.
You can use each number as often as you want. 12 4 8 10 18 2 5 3 9 24 6 15 20 16

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