Hi kids! Today we're learning about multiplication! Multiplication means adding the same number over and over. Look at these cookies! We have 3 groups of 2 cookies each. Instead of adding 2 plus 2 plus 2, we can multiply: 3 times 2 equals 6!
Now let's learn some special multiplication rules! First, any number times zero equals zero - like having 5 empty boxes with nothing inside! Second, any number times one equals itself - 4 times 1 is just 4 stars! Third, multiplying by 2 means doubling - 3 groups of 2 dots gives us 6 dots total!
Now let's practice together! Can you show me 4 times 3? Let's make 4 groups with 3 blocks in each group. Great! Now let's count them: 3, 6, 9, 12! So 4 times 3 equals 12. You're doing amazing!
Look at this multiplication table! The yellow boxes show what we're multiplying. Start with the easy patterns: anything times 0 is 0, anything times 1 stays the same, and times 2 means double! The red boxes show special squares like 2 times 2 equals 4!