{"id":13214,"date":"2025-11-12T11:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/2nd\/?p=13214"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:41:46","slug":"hopping-into-multiplication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/2nd\/2025\/11\/12\/hopping-into-multiplication\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopping Into Multiplication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, our second graders took their math learning to the number line! We practiced multiplication by making \u201cjumps\u201d to count equal groups \u2014 and our room was full of energy (and a few giggles) as we hopped along.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After solving a few problems together, students took turns making their own jumps on the board. Once the activity ended, they jumped back to their seats like frogs!\u00a0 It was the perfect mix of movement, math,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and fun \u2014 a great way to see how multiplication really works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our students are multiplying their skills (and their smiles) every day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13215 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/2nd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/20251111_093354-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/2nd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/20251111_093354-rotated.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/2nd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/20251111_093354-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/2nd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/20251111_093354-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, our second graders took their math learning to the number line! 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