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Angry Birds and the Multiplication Portal

Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.5 Stars

TEACHERS (42)

4.5

STUDENTS (6134)

4.6

LENGTH

25 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Saves Progress

Description

In this game, you will help the birds protect the eggs with the power of a multiplication portal! The Pigs came around again and this time they have Barriers with them! Take them down and let’s kick those pigs out of here!

Vocabulary Words

addition

multiplication

times

factors

product

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Basic Multiplication. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Interpret models as multiplicative expressions (Pictorial representation of 3 groups of 4 shapes is 3 x 4)

Express a multiplication situation as both repeated addition AND multiplication. For example: 2+2+2=3x2

Interpret products of whole numbers as the total number of objects in some number of equal groups. For example, 5 groups of 7 objects is 5 × 7.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is repeated addition? Is there an easier way to arrive at an answer instead of using repeated addition?

After the Game

How is multiplication related to addition? What symbol do we use to add and what different symbol do we use to multiply? How does grouping objects help you to multiply them? For 2 X 3 = 6, which number (s) is/are the factors? For 8 X 2 = 16, which number (s) is/are the product(s)?