Grade 3 Math Book · Multiplication & Division
The Best of Times
by Greg Tang
Through short rhyming poems and bright pictures, Greg Tang shares a clever strategy for each multiplication table, like doubling for 2s and using 10s to find 9s.
Why it's useful
A book that teaches multiplication strategies, not just memorizing.
- Use what you know. Each table builds on easier facts.
- Patterns. Kids see how the facts connect.
- Fluency with understanding. Strategies help kids recall facts and check them.
Try it in class or at home
- One table at a time. Read the poem for one table, then practice the strategy.
- Explain the trick. Students explain why a strategy works with arrays.
- Strategy posters. Groups make a poster for one table's trick.