Sign Rules for Multiplication
Multiply and divide with positive and negative integers and rational numbers, understanding the rules for the sign of the product or quotient
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Sign Rules for Multiplication means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: Two colours of counters; Paper for ratio or percent notation. 1. Say the goal of Sign Rules for Multiplication in plain words once. 2. Adult shows 2 red : 3 blue and says the ratio (or 40% of 10). 3. Child builds three ratios or percentage amounts and records each notation. 4. Fresh check: one fresh ratio or percent reading. Record and stop. Done: three correct ratio/percent records. Proof: parent note of examples and results. Stop: End after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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KS2 Maths
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Check understanding
- Apply the sign rules when multiplying two integers (positive × negative, negative × negative)
- Apply the sign rules when dividing two integers
- Solve multi-step real-world problems involving all four operations with positive and negative rational numbers
“If your child knows that a negative times a negative makes a positive, can they use that rule to work out calculations like '−3 × −4 = 12' — and explain why it makes sense?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 11–13
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