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Counting by Fives Like Fingers

Multiplication Facts: 0, 1, 2, 5, 10

Day 28of 180
Week 6of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Skip count by 5s up to 50

2

Understand multiplication facts for 5s (0x5 through 10x5)

3

Recognize patterns in multiplication using fingers

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 15:26

“He said, 'If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God's voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.'”

— Exodus 15:26 (WEB)

Just as our fingers are perfectly designed for counting, God carefully designs us with purpose and precision

📦 Materials Needed

  • Hands/fingers
  • BibleMouse multiplication chart
  • Blank paper
  • Pencil
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Review previous day's multiplication facts for 2s and preview today's 5s lesson

💭 Review Question: What multiplication facts did we learn yesterday about twos?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce multiplication facts for 5s using finger patterns

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Every multiple of 5 ends in 0 or 5
  • Use fingers to help visualize skip counting
  • 5s multiplication follows a predictable pattern
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How many fingers do you have total?
  • What happens when we count fingers by 5s?
3Activity: Five Finger Multiplication (15 min)
game

Students use their hands to practice 5s multiplication facts

📝 Instructions:
  1. Hold up hands with fingers spread
  2. Count by 5s for each finger raised
  3. Practice 0x5 through 10x5 using fingers
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer fingers, focus on first 5 multiplication facts

Challenge: Create word problems using 5s multiplication

4Closing (5 min)

Recap 5s multiplication facts and patterns

📝 Review Questions:
  • What pattern did we notice in 5s multiplication?
  • How can fingers help us remember multiplication?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore multiplication facts for 10s and connect them to the Ten Commandments

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Grade 3 students are developing multiplication fluency through visual and tactile strategies

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use positive reinforcement
  • Make learning playful and interactive
  • Celebrate small victories in learning
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering sequence of multiplication facts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Increasing confidence and speed in skip counting

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a skip counting poster using BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Play 'Multiplication Finger Race' with family members

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