Number+Facts

**Teaching Notes - Multiplication and Division Facts**
The purpose of these sorting tasks is to provide a mechanism for students to work in pairs matching up different representations of number facts (ie. written algorithms, diagrams & language). Not all cards need to be used all the time. Varying what representations students access will help to challenge them. Download the cards in either PDF or Word format:

It is also important for students to develop relationships between multiplication and division facts, and view them as ‘a family.’

The nature of the sorting task can be tailored to the needs of the students by varying what is included in their task. Some of the tasks can be ‘acted out’ with blocks, with rings being drawn around to represent the grouping.

Having alternative forms of representing the multiplication and division fact also helps to develop stronger ‘neural pathways.’

Vary the tasks and create an environment where students are trying to ‘beat the clock.’ Using a Flash timer on a computer moves the task into the ‘performance task’ arena and helps to strengthen students’ retention of the number facts as well as different representations of each.