Multiplication With the Stamp Game

Multiplication With the Stamp Game
Math - Arithmetical Operations
Level	Primary
Age	5+
Prerequisites	Addition With the Stamp Game
Materials	Stamp Game set math problem paper regular pencil green pencil blue pencil red pencil divider (string, stick, or ruler)

This activity teaches the child to do multiplication at a higher level of abstraction than with the Golden Beads.

Presentations

1. Take the materials to a table. (A very smooth mat might also be acceptable.)

   

2. Select a problem and write it on the paper. In this case: 2432 × 4

   

3. Lay out the number four times, moving the divider down each time.

   

4. Slide the stamps in each column together.

   

5. Then count and record the units (exchanging if needed).

   

6. Count the tens (exchanging for a hundred if needed.)

   

7. Record the tens left on the paper.

   

8. Then count and record the hundreds (exchanging if needed).

   

9. Then count and record the thousands (exchanging if needed).

   

Material

A standard stamp game set includes 81 unit stamps, 81 ten stamps, 81 hundred stamps, 18 thousand stamps, 9 unit skittles, 9 ten skittles, 9 hundred skittles, 1 thousand skittle, 9 green circles, 9 blue circles, and 9 red circles.

Make Your Own

Stamp Game tiles in color	Stamp Game tiles in black and white	Math Problem Paper

• Free 3D printing pattern on Thingiverse
• Another Free 3D printing pattern on Thingiverse

Where to Buy

Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
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Introduction to the Stamp Game
Store	Price
Adena	$28.92
Affordable Montessori	$33.00
Alison's	$38.58
Bruins	$91.00
E & O	$44.10
IFIT	$24.00
Kid Advance	$31.99
Material Company of Boston	$48.00
Montessori Outlet	$32.95
Nienhuis	$99.10
Thinkamajigs	$33.95

Decimal Stamp Game Sets
Store	Price
Alison's	$47.12
Montessori Outlet	$29.95
Nienhuis	$102.75