Reading ×, ÷, and = Symbols
Read, write, and interpret the symbols ×, ÷, and = in multiplication and division number sentences
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If you write '6 × 4 = 24' or '15 ÷ 3 = 5' on paper, can your child tell you what the times sign, division sign, and equals sign each mean?
Read, write, and interpret the symbols ×, ÷, and = in multiplication and division number sentences
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- Read 3 × 4 = 12 aloud as 'three times four equals twelve'
- Write a multiplication sentence to match an array
- Read 12 ÷ 3 = 4 aloud correctly
“If you write '6 × 4 = 24' or '15 ÷ 3 = 5' on paper, can your child tell you what the times sign, division sign, and equals sign each mean?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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