Multiplication Methods: Vedic

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• adaptability
• creative thinking
• curiosity
• reflection

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions - English

Students learn to:

• multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies (AC9M3N04)
• use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations, including financial contexts; formulate the problems using number sentences and choose efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation (AC9M4N08).

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Numeracy

Relevant parts of Year 3 & 4 achievement standards: They use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving single-digit multiplication and division, recalling multiplication facts for twos, threes, fours, fives and tens, and using a range of strategies.  Students use their proficiency with addition and multiplication facts to add and subtract, multiply and divide numbers efficiently.

NSW Curriculum 

• completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values (MA2-MR-02)
• represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems (MA2-MR-01).

UN SDG: 4 Quality Education

• Target 4.6: By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

• Board to demonstrate method
• Student notebooks and writing implements
• Optional: calculators and timers
• Student Worksheet - We have provided differentiated worksheets so you can choose the level appropriate for your students.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High-explicit teaching of mathematical method