Multiplication in Movement! Waldorf Inspired Dynamic Math

COURSE DESCRIPTION

🔢 Are you looking for a FUN way to memorize the times tables?

This course will provide children with tools which they will WANT to use repeatedly to practice multiplication. Through hands-on activities and movement, they will integrate the process of memorizing the times tables in their heads, hearts and hands!

👓 Your learner will be engaged through a variety of activities. There are five video lessons of approximately 30 minutes, two videos with practice games and accompanying printouts to work with during or after class. Advance at your own pace.

🌟 "Multiplication in Movement" brings math to life! 🤸‍♀️ The goal of this course is to help young students establish a deeper understanding of the times tables and the patterns found in them. Students will follow the story of Timmy ✖ TIMES and Paulie ➕ PLUS – the embodiments of multiplication and addition. Storytelling helps children comprehend fundamental math concepts while having fun.

🤹 Each class, students will stand up and move to the rhythm of skip counting. They will chant, clap and stomp the times tables, and use a small ball/hacky sack to coordinate their motor skills. By involving their whole body, children feel invigorated and awake. The course offers a multisensory learning experience to help students understand math from different perspectives.

🌈 Students will use their imagination to link the rhythmic quality of the times tables to the movement of animals. They will use crayons to create symmetrical art known in Waldorf schools as “form drawing.” Benefits of form drawing include improved spatial orientation, visual tracking, a sense of balance and enhanced attention to detail. Short stories of animals and characters will accompany each drawing. We will use number circles (printouts are provided) to link geometry to the patterns found in multiplication tables. Students will be surprised to see the beauty behind numbers.

📅 COURSE CONTENT 📅

Lesson 1: Introducing the concept; skip counting 2x, 5x, 11x tables,
Setting the scene and meeting Timmy ✖ Times (multiplication character)
Making our 3D Magic Circle
Discovering geometry in the 2x table

Lesson 2: Furthering the concept of multiplication; skip counting 3x table
Discovering geometry in the 3x table
Playing hopscotch with multiples of 3

Lesson 3: Skip counting 4x table;
Discovering geometry in the 4x table
Meeting Paulie ➕ Plus (addition character)
Flower craft with multiples of 4

Lesson 4: Reviewing skip counting coordination movements
Form drawing (2x, 3x, 4x) animal stories linking rhythm to number patterns

Lesson 5: Introducing the concept of Common Multiples
Story and board game to practice common multiples

PREREQUISITES

🖐 To join this class, students should be able to recognize numbers and count on their own from 0 – 100. They will need to have the printouts ready for class (provided) and would benefit from using materials (see supply list) for the hands-on activities and crafts. Children who have taken "The Story of the Four Operations" will benefit from this course.

✳️SUGGESTED SEQUENCE FOR MATH FLEX CLASSES WITH MS. KARIN ✳️
1) The Story of the Four Operations
2) Multiplication in Movement! Part 1
3) The Story of Place Value
4) Square Numbers | Multiplication in Movement! Part 2

REVIEWS FROM PARENTS

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Ms. Karin's classes have made a huge difference in my daughter's feelings toward math. The lessons took all her anxiety about practicing math away. She especially enjoyed the movement activities and the fun drawings used in the lessons. Ms. Karin's classes are incredibly well executed and engaging!

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Ms. Karin's vibrant storytelling, patient countenance, and creativity were such a joy to watch! My daughter loved participating in such a full-body, multisensory way and really connected with the art element of each math lesson. We're working to practice math facts and this was a wonderful support! We have taken other Wonderstand classes and are really pleased with the thorough and creative nature of them. Thank you!

ENROLLMENTS & REFUNDS

👓 AGE: If your learner is not in the age range mentioned, they can still enroll.

⏰ Upon purchase, you will have access to the first video of this course. After 24 hours, you will receive links to the remaining four videos, along with worksheets and resources. If you're not satisfied, you will receive a full refund within 24 hours of purchase.