Steve Chinn shows what you can do to make multiplication and division easier by using the maths skills of addition and subtraction.

Once students have gained an understanding of addition and subtraction then they can gain more skills using the strategies for multiplying and dividing numbers.

What to do when you cant multiply and divide uses effective learning methods, often involving multi sensory ideas. Students are encouraged to use speaking, listening, writing, and seeing to build knowledge of these core mathematic skills.

Written for parents, teachers and students.