1. Scottish Survey of Literacy & Numeracy Produced by Education Scotland
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2. multiply 17
multiply x 42
multiply x x 23

3. 5 x 42 Reflective Questions: Multiplying beyond the tables
Survey type question
just over 1 in 4 answered correctly
Reflective Questions:
difficulties ?
learning and teaching ?

4. Milestones of progression
multiplication as a picture
always a rectangle
4x3
3x4

5. Reflective questions 3x4 same as 4x3 ? What is the same as 2x9 ?
9 times table in P4 ?
Reducing table facts ?
squared x3 ?

6. 5 x 42
5 coaches with 42 in each 42
rectangle 5

7. 42 60 6 x 17 =102 + Beyond the tables 6 x 17 = (6 x 10) (6 x 7) 1 2 35 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + 60 42 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
6 x 17 =102

8. Algorithm 17
6 x 17 = x6 42
(6 x 7)
+ 60
Reflective Questions
(6 x 10)
102
42 in the graphic ?
60 in the graphic ? ✔
6 x 17 =102

9. Refined Algorithm
1 7
6 x 17 = x6 10 2 4

10. What multiplication for this ?
Pupil questions:
What multiplication for this ? 23 4
How to split this ?

11. 23 10 10 3 4 40 40 40 40 12 12
What is 4x23 ? 20 3 4 80 80 12 12 or + + +
=92

12. 5 x 42 Back to the coaches 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 10 10 Answer =210 +

13. Survey question 6 rugby shirts at £35 each
1 in 4 pupils answered correctly
Rectangle method 35 6
Reflective Question
other strategies ?

14. 6
is double 3 x6
is x2 then x3
Check it works
6x double 4 then x3
3 x 8
what is the missing number
6x7 = 3 x

15. Rugby shirts
£35
Making links 35 6
6 x £35 = 3 x £

16. 6 times table double 3x table
Number line 35
210 70
210
Reflection
6 times table double 3x table

17. 5 x 42
Back to the coaches 42
420
10x42
half
210
5x42
Question:
5x26 ?

18. Table recall to 10
Chunking within 10
4x [23 = ]
4x x x3
Link with the rectangle
Link with the number line