Help your child with maths

Help Your Child with Maths

Help Your Child Connect Multiplication and Division

Practising little and often is a great way to build learning and moving at your own pace removes the pressure of keeping up with others. Remember, maths is about understanding, and this is not always the same as speed.

Your child can use these resources with you, by themselves or both as many times as they like. This will build their confidence and get them ready for solving more challenging division calculations because the same steps are used regardless of difficulty level.

What is Multiplication?

Watch Max explain how multiplication works.

Top tip: Multiplication is about joining equal groups and to find out how many there are altogether.

What is Division?

Watch David explain how division works.

Top tip: Division is about sharing fairly and making equal groups.

How are Multiplication and Division Connected?

Watch Max and David explain how closely multiplication and division are connected.

Top tip: Multiplication and division are as closely connected as these twin brothers Max and David.

Explore this Connection

Explore success this special connection for yourself. David and Max say that when you really understand something the ‘penny has dropped, so this is your ‘Penny Drop’ card.

Top tip: Remember multiplication starts with equal groups and division ends with them.