Featuring the picture book The Best of Times: Math Strategies that Multiply by Greg Tang
Discover the patterns and power behind multiplication with this PF on the Go kit! In The Best of Times, Greg Tang’s clever rhymes and vivid illustrations show children how mathematics can be both logical and fun. Each page introduces a different multiplication strategy, supporting sensemaking through pattern recognition, reasoning, and imagination. This kit focuses on the Add a Group or Subtract a Group strategy. Families play Boxes and Dots, a game that helps children visualize multiplication and explore when it makes sense to add an extra group or take one away. With family discussion ideas guiding positive math talk, this kit sparks curiosity and confidence while making multiplication meaningful and memorable.
Included Materials:
- The Best of Times: Math Strategies that Multiply by Greg Tang
- Dry erase board
- Standard deck of playing cards
- Dry erase markers
- Four full-color activity cards printed on durable card stock, with clear, step-by-step instructions for every activity
Start with Kit A and progress in order to Kit J. Kits A–E are prerequisites for Kits F–J. Students should master the facts in the prerequisite kits before starting the later kits.