Learn the easiest way to multiply by 2 using two simple secrets: doubling and skip counting! This fun, engaging video is perfect for young learners in 2nd and 3rd grade who are just starting out with multiplication or need a quick way to build fluency with their times tables. We break down the concept of multiplication as repeated addition (doubling the number) using real-world examples like shoes, socks, and adorable puppies! It’s a fast and easy way to master the multiplication facts for two. This video is an excellent resource for classroom instruction, homeschooling, or homework help.
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Teachers: Use this video as a clear, introductory lesson on multiplication concepts (equal groups, repeated addition, doubling). The quick, engaging pace and real-world examples (puppies, shoes) make it a great bell-ringer activity or review tool. Pause the video during the examples to have students work the problems on whiteboards or discuss their own doubling strategies. It directly supports building the foundational skills for multiplication fluency.
Parents: Help your child grasp the concept of multiplication as doubling by watching this video together. The ‘secret’ method of skip counting by 2s provides a mental math shortcut. Use the speed round at the end as a fun, quick multiplication drill to practice for tests. This video clearly links multiplication back to addition, making the math less intimidating.
Common Core Standards Covered
This video supports foundational work in multiplication, primarily addressing standards in 2nd Grade and building fluency for 3rd Grade.
- 2.OA.C.3: Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends. (The video uses skip counting by 2s and the concept of doubling/equal addends).
- 2.OA.C.4: Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends. (The video explicitly teaches multiplication by 2 as repeated addition or doubling, e.g., 3 x 2 = 3 + 3).
- 3.OA.A.1: Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 x 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. (The video interprets products of 2, like 3 x 2, as “three groups of two”).
- 3.OA.C.7: Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers. (The video provides a strategy—doubling and skip counting—to achieve fluency with the x 2 facts).