Multi-digit multiplication step by step: partial products vs the standard algorithm
How partial products and the standard algorithm work, why schools teach both, and worked examples you can follow with your child, one step at a time.
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Multiplying & dividing
Times tables, multi-digit multiplication and long division, explained the way they are taught in upper elementary school.
Long division steps for kids: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down
The four long division steps explained simply, with a remainder example and a decimal example worked in full, plus the mistakes that trip kids up.
Times tables practice that actually sticks
A calm, practical plan for learning multiplication facts: what order to learn them in, strategies for the hard ones, and five-minute practice ideas.
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