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Multiplication

So why is math important? (Christian Worldview)  Music, art, language, amusement parks, and most other things that cause joy would simply not be possible without math.  We should never be content to simply study numbers, but to study the One that created the numbers.  A few years ago, a little boy shared that he thought math was boring.  "Boring?!?  Oh, I see, you are not a Christian."  The little boy took offense saying that he most definitely was a Christian.  "How can math be boring to a Christian since God created it and God is not boring?!"  The little boy has not complained about math being boring since. 

Multiplication is repeated addition!  The X is the sign that we use to show that we are multiplying.  It is read as times or multiplied by.  

Look at the Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom.  

Do you see the X on the Union Jack?  The X is from the flag of Scotland and is the cross of their patron saint, St. Andrew.  (See if you can locate Scotland and the United Kingdom in an atlas and on a globe.)

As you learn your times tables you may want to fill in the Blank Multiplication Chart (Answers Multiplication Chart).  

For PDF Adobe Acrobat files for multiplication fact drills and division fact drills

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