Using place value to multiply

This is a note for parents:

We have been learning to multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers by using place value (Hundreds, Tens, Units).

Below are two photos of us breaking up the numbers to make them easier to multiply.



So now you know parents, easy right. Just different to the way we learned a few years ago. This is easier to do in our heads than algorithms which are generally a pen and paper strategy.