This Math Mat is designed to be a tool for students to visually explore numbers and discover various ways to solve multiplication and division problems. Mats can be laminated or sandwiched between contact paper to be used with dry erase pens. No more worksheets! Students can use the mats every day for the full year.

For a video tutorial on some of the ways you can use the mat, click the link below.

Explain Your Brain Math Mat Demonstration (Multiplication & Division to 100)

When students use the mats, it is easy for them to keep track of their thinking and show the teacher their process to arrive at a solution.

Supports the following lessons and more:

-Multiplication and Division Relationships

-Building an Array

-Using Anchors to Calculate Unknown Facts

-Breaking Multiplication into Manageable Parts

-9's Strategy Using 10's

-6's Strategy Using 5's

-3's Strategy Using Doubles

The Math Mat comes in teal, red, blue and black & white so students can have choice and to adapt for students with colour blindness or deficiencies.

If you need Rekenrek Task cards to go with the Math Mat, click on the link below.

Rekenrek Multiplication & Division Cards

Mats are designed to be printed as 11x17 inches, however you can reduce them to 8.5x11 inches and put into plastic page protectors.