Learn 2 x 8 = 16
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Cookie Math |
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2 cookies, each
having 8 chocolate chips, equal 16 chocolate chips
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8 + 8 = 16 (Repeated Addition)
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2 x 8 = 16 (Algorithm)
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Base Pictures |
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The
picture used to help you remember 2 x 8 will contain a shoe (2) and a
skate (8).
The picture also shows a sick queen (16)
to help you remember the answer.
2
(Shoe) x 8
(Skate) = 16
(Sick Queen) |
2 = SHOE |
8 = SKATE |
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Other Tips on Remembering 2 x 8 = 16 |
Doubling
- Another trick to remember the TWOs is doubling
- 8 doubled is 16 (8 + 8 = 16)
Skip Counting
- Skip counting is counting while skipping one or more numbers.
To skip count by 2's, skip a number while counting.
(2...4...6...8...) Many refer to this a "counting by 2's
- 2 x 8 is skip counting eight times or
2...4...6...8...10...12...14...16 and you are at the answer
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Practice |
To help remember 2 x 8= 16, do the
following.
- Watch the video and listen to the story 3 or 4 times.
- Close your eyes and see the picture.
- Draw the picture you see for 2 x 8 = 16. (From memory)
- Write the story for 2 x 8 = 16 in your own words.
- Practice with flashcards. (Click
here to download flashcards)
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