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The exercises included in this packet are designed to expose students to strategies that help with multiplying facts beyond 12 mentally. The exercises start off with basic facts so and then progress to more complex facts. Multiplying 144 x 5, for example, can be computed mentally by using the simplicity of multiplying by 10 (144 x 10 = 1,440) and then splitting that product in half, since 5 is half of 10. Similar exercises for multiplying by 4, 8, and 12 are included.

Is $100 really a lot of money? Students explore this question as they work within a $100 budget to shop for items in sales circulars and catalogs. In this activity students will explore: money, addition, subtraction, rounding, and estimation. A scoring checklist is included.

Keep track of nightly multiplication and/or division fluency with this easy to use log. The log requires a initial from a parent/guardian (or I even allow older siblings & babysitters) to confirm nightly practice. The months October thru May are displayed on one sheet, so no need to reprint each month. Edit the time requirements or study tips to personalize as needed.