What kinds of tasks help students build multi-digit multiplication and division strategies? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how to sequence tasks to develop the foundational strategies and relationships for multi-digit multiplication and division: Scaling, Over and Adjust, Partial Products, Factoring

Talking Points:

• Benefits of using diverse task types
• Sample of three "messy" tasks to develop:
• Ratio tables
• Area model
• 2 different kinds of division
• Relationship between multiplication and division
• Practice ideas

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