Curriculum Guides

Grade Level: Second

Content Area: Operation and Computation

Skill: Understand Mathematical Symbols

Identify "X" as a symbol representing multiplication

Instructional Practice: Problem Solving

Material Needed: Cards with numbers, and cards with X and = sign

Technology: Mental Math

Math Practice Level II & III

Math Strategies

Counters and Equations

Modeling Operations

Examining Operations

Activity:

Have the students make separate cards with the x, =, and numbers on them. Then have the students role- play number sentences. One student hold a number card,

another student the symbol, and a third student another number. Have the group solve the multiplication problem. Continue with different students and number cards.

Theme Ideas:

Multiply the number of firefighters at each fire station to determine the number of firefighters employed by the city. Fireman's hat could be drawn on the cards instead of using numbers.