Featuring the picture book The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Discover the powerful connection between multiplication and division with this PF on the Go kit focused on the Think Multiplication strategy. As more friends arrive in the classic story The Doorbell Rang, a delicious tray of cookies must be shared among more and more people. This relatable situation helps children see that division is simply the "undoing" of multiplication, allowing them to use the facts they already know to solve new problems. Instead of seeing division as a separate, difficult skill, children learn to ask themselves, "What number times the group equals the total?"
The kit includes a standard deck of playing cards for games like Salute, which challenges players to use known multiplication facts to figure out a "missing" factor held by their partner. Families can also dive into the What's Missing? game, a fast-paced way to practice switching back and forth between multiplication and division. The "Talk About It" prompts families to ask questions that help children explain their logic, such as how knowing 7 X 6 = 42 helps them to instantly know the solution to 42 divided by seven. These activities work together to turn division into a logical extension of multiplication, giving your child a smooth and confident path to mastering their basic multiplication and division facts.
Included Materials:
- The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
- Standard deck of playing cards
- 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.