Multiplication Strategies

Last week our class was doing some problem solving. We were learning how to solve multiplication problems by using different strategies.

Here is one of my questions that I solved with my maths mate.

Louis was practising his football shooting, so that he could get some goals on Friday for Winter Sport. He practiced at night on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Each night he shot 29 goals. How many goals did Louis shoot in total?

I have decided to use the strategies place value and rounding and compensating.

Here is my place value strategy:

3 x 29 = ?

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   20 9

3 x 20 = 60 

3 x 9 = 27 

60 + 27 = 87

Here is my rounding and compensating strategy:

3 x 29 = ?

+(3 x 1) = 3
3 x 30 = 90
90 - 3 =87

I hope you learnt a different way to solve a multiplication problem.

Red Rocks Diorama

Last term for Home Learning we constructed Red Rocks Dioramas to show our understanding of the novel we read "Red Rocks". At the end of last term we bought our creations to school and we enjoyed sharing them with our class and other Legend classes. My scene shows when Jake is fishing with his dad just before they got lost out at sea. The things I used to make my diorama were: blu-Tack, paint, paper and pens.

Here is a photo of my finished Red Rocks diorama.