Adaptation and Extensions:

1. Crosscurricular – Explore the possibility of using literature to create story problems. Students could read picture books in groups, then create story problems based on the main characters of the story.
2. Learning Disabilities – Use smaller numbers and allow students to understand the process of multiplication. Students could use repeated addition or skip counting to solve the problem. Emphasize the use of manipulatives to model the solutions.
3. Gifted – Students can use larger numbers. They can create their own methods of solving problems with multi-digit numbers. (Example: 25 x 37)