Make multiplication click for your Year 2 class with this colourful, visual PowerPoint lesson. It builds understanding step by step, starting with equal groups children can see and count, moving on to the times sign, and then to neat arrays of rows and columns that make the answer obvious. A fully worked cupcake example models the thinking out loud, and a set of guided practice questions lets children try it for themselves. The lesson also introduces the clever commutativity trick - if you know 2 x 5, you get 5 x 2 free - using rotating arrays that children can build with counters. Two hands-on, interactive activities are included: a “Roll and Build” dice game for partners, and an array hunt around the classroom that gets children spotting maths in the real world. A quick quiz finishes the hour. Every slide is fully illustrated and ready to teach, with clear child-friendly language and British spelling throughout.