Today in maths we used buttons to model multiplication and division.  Each group had buttons and had to see how many equal groups the buttons could be divided into.  We then recorded the multiplication and division number facts we had discovered.

For example, we discovered that 24 buttons could be divided into 8  groups of 3, or 3 groups of 8, 6 groups of 4, or 4 groups of 6, 12 groups of 2 or 2 groups o 12, and 24 groups of 1 or 1 group of 24.

We then explored the four multiplication and division facts for each times table calculation.  For example: with the numbers 5, 7 and 35, we have the facts:

7 x 5 = 35

5 x 7 = 35

35 ÷ 7 = 5

35 ÷ 5 = 7

 

Below you can see the children working in groups to work out the different multiplication and division facts.

 

Working out how many groups of 4.

   6 x 4 = 24 or 24 ÷ 6 = 4

  24 ÷ 3 = 8 or 3 x 8 = 24