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What patterns exist in multiplication fact families? One of my favorite activities for helping students master multiplication facts is to use a 120’s chart to focus on building number sense and their understanding of patterns in the multiplication fact families. Today, I’m sharing the multiplication patterns I’m aware of (and hoping you will drop anything I’ve left out in the comments so we can all learn from each other!).
CAUTION: The patterns in multiplication facts and noticings that I am sharing ARE NOT MEANT TO BE TAUGHT TO STUDENTS. This is a list that can support you as you guide students to look for patterns in multiplication fact families. My goal is to provide you with a list of ideas that range from fairly obvious or basic to more sophisticated patterns that you can guide students to discover.
My real hope is that your students come up with ideas that I didn’t even think of, that you prompt students and their classmates to continue testing their theories beyond the 120 table and that you prove or disprove those ideas.