Using TouchCounts Rhythmic Counting in Learning Multiplication of 3

Using TouchCounts Rhythmic Counting in Learning Multiplication of 3

From teachers’ experiences, non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students could hardly stay focused for a long time during a lesson. However, they enjoyed activities and would actively participate in games and hands-on activities. In general, many students are weak in topics in the Number Strand. Particularly, some students are weak in memorising multiplication facts. Some P2 NCS students could not recall multiplication facts in a fluent way.

The key objective of the lesson is to help students understand multiplication in different ways. The aim of the lesson is to provide students with an interesting and enjoyable environment in learning multiplication of 3. The teacher employed different strategies in the lesson to arouse students’ interest, to raise students’ participation and engagement, and to cater for learner diversity.