About
About
Partial Products is a mental math strategy for double-digit multiplication. It can be used as a replacement for the commonly-used "long multiplication." The primary reason for teaching this strategy (as with all mental math strategies) is that it will improve your students' understanding of numbers.
Rather than memorizing a series of confusing steps as in long multiplication, students will use their knowledge of place value and the real meaning of each numeral. This resource is divided into two sections so you can differentiate for your students' needs and abilities.