Getting It RIGHT

The right hemisphere of the brain focuses on patters, sequence, rhythm and visual representations to store and access information. Rote memorization of multiplication facts can be tricky for students who are right brained thinkers.

Right Brain Math is an approach that builds upon the research supporting visual patterns as a means to put the tools of multiplication into the hands (or brain) of those right brain learners.

For example, multiplying by three can be awkward. Here is how Right Brain Math works with multiples of 3.

Start by drawing a tic-tac-toe board.

Next, begin in the bottom left corner and number the squares 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9


Now assign each row a number.

The top row is 0,

the middle row is 1 and

the bottom row is 2.

Slide those numbers in front of each digit on the row as shown below.
Now you have a chart of the multiples of 3. Aren't patterns fun!

There you have it!