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Hello...I am back with the second part of my multiplication worksheets. Children have difficulty in understanding the concept of multiplication and it is unfair to force them to memorize something that they don't understand. I took special care in my introduction to multiplication worksheets to explain the concept of multiplication to children. I am hoping that you used those worksheets and that your children or students understood the concept of multiplication. In this second part, I am again starting with groups so that some revision is also done and I am focusing on tables of 3 and 4. Last time, I used dinosaur  🦖  helpers to ignite the interest of young kids in multiplication (who doesn't like dinosaurs 😄), and now, to honor the arrival of Spring  🌷   in the Northern Hemisphere, I have invited some Spring insects  🐞  to help your children while they practice the tables of 3 and 4. I hope you like these worksheets. If you haven't used the first part...

Mathematics is a tricky subject. When taught well, it can easily become a child's favorite subject. However, it also has a tendency to become a child's worst nightmare if concepts stay unclear! Maths teachers have to be very patient as every child is different. Some children are comfortable around numbers. You will see them counting objects even as toddlers. It is the perfect time when you can introduce them to concepts like addition and subtraction. Adding things and finding their sum is a critical skill as it forms the basis of another essential skill called multiplication.  Multiplication is basically repeated addition: adding the same number again and again. You have to slowly and steadily, with loads of patience, associate the concept of repeated addition to multiplication. This is why multiplication shouldn't be taught until children are very, very comfortable with addition. If you see your child struggling with addition, take a break and Some people start teaching m...