I think one of the reasons students struggle so much when facing this topic is the amount of ways we can phrase things. x multiplied by y. x times y. x lots of y. x items costing y each.
I’ve tried to collect some of these here, but I’m sure there are loads more!
This lesson is whiteboard heavy. It’s the best way, I think.
Students still found it hard. Sometimes with a topic like this, it’s hard to see why. We muddled through, but it didn’t flow as gracefully as it could have. I’d love some feedback/thoughts on this.
@ticktockmaths on twitter if you wanna chat, although I don’t know how much longer I can justify having a Twitter. All my audience is there. But it’s not a great place. I think I’m moving to BlueSky sooner rather than later.
Maybe FDP next. Maybe not for a while.