DrSelmaB Math Tatakae: Multiplication Foundations

Math is a Language. Learning multiplication is more than memorizing facts. Students must learn how to recognize patterns, visualize groups and sets, draw models, communicate their thinking, and solve problems with confidence. 

The DrSelmaB Math Tatakae: Multiplication Foundations (Drawing to Understand) book is a comprehensive learning resource designed to help learners build a deep understanding of multiplication through visual models, drawing strategies, academic vocabulary, problem-solving routines, and process charts that provide step-by-step instruction. This book is part of a series designed to help students make sense of mathematics by connecting concepts to real-world situations. Whether your child is learning multiplication for the first time or needs additional support, this book provides a clear pathway from foundational understanding to multiplication mastery.

What Makes This Book Different?

The book incorporates the DrSelmaB Math Tatakae System, a proven framework that teaches learners how to think like mathematicians. The Tatakae Promise Tatakae means to fight, persevere, and never give up.

Rather than simply memorizing procedures, students learn how to:

• Visualize multiplication concepts and patterns

• Use academic vocabulary with confidence

• Draw models, arrays, and representations

• Explain their mathematical thinking

• Reflect on mistakes and learn from them

• Develop perseverance and problem-solving skills

Learn Through the Tatakae Process Charts

Included throughout the book are the signature Tatakae Process Charts, which guide students through a structured approach to mathematical thinking. These charts help learners organize their ideas, make sense of multiplication problems, and develop habits that support long-term success in mathematics and STEM.

Topics Include

• The Tatakae System

• Process Charts on Understanding Multiplication

• Process Charts on Drawing Multiplication Models

• Process Charts on Multiplication Strategies

• Process Charts on the Box Method

• Process Charts on the Traditional Algorithm

• Multiplication Fact Fluency and Pattern Recognition

• Habits of Mind

• Problem-Solving Strategies

• Family Circle Support

• Assessments to Provide Practice

• Progress Trackers to Demonstrate Growth

• Tatakae Badges to Motivate Learners

Every learner can succeed in mathematics when given the right tools, strategies, and encouragement. This book was created to help students overcome frustration, develop a growth mindset, and discover that they are capable mathematicians. Perfect for home learning, classrooms, tutoring, intervention programs, and summer enrichment.

Build Skills. Build Confidence. Think. Solve. Tatakae.