Multiply 5 & 10
"Good with 5s and 10s"
This multiplication hip-hop song gives students practice multiplying by 5 and 10. The song begins with mnemonics to help students remember their fives and tens. The second half of the song contains practice problems which challenge students to sing out the answer before we do.
Come on, listen up my friends,
I’mma tell you how to multiply by ten,
It’s so easy to do, that you’ll be a hero,
‘Cause all you've got to do is add a zero.
When you do it, it’s so nifty,
It goes 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
Yeah, I got it running,
60, 70, 80, 90, 100.
It goes:
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
If you want to multiply by five,
All you’ve got to do is open up your eyes,
And see the answer, you’ll be my friend,
Is half of when you multiply by ten.
She know how to do her tens,
She adds that zero to the end,
And she’s good…
He knows how to do his fives,
All he has to do is multiply,
And he’s good…
So 5 x 1 is 5
5 x 2 is 10
5 x 3 is 15
5 x 4 is 20
5 x 5 is 25
5 x 6 is 30
5 x 7 is 35
5 x 8 is 40
5 x 9 is 45
5 x 10 is 50
Yeah, I could do it if I close my eyes,
Like I told those guys, I know my fives.
5 x 8 is ...
5 x 4 is ...
5 x 5 is ...
5 x 1 is ...
5 x 10 is ...
5 x 7 is ...
5 x 3 is ...
5 x 9 is ...
She know how to do her tens,
She adds that zero to the end,
And she’s good…
He knows how to do his fives,
All he has to do is multiply,
And he’s good…
5 × 8 = 40
5 × 4 = 20
5 × 5 = 25
5 × 1 = 5
5 × 10 = 50
5 × 7 = 35
5 × 3 = 15
5 × 9 = 45
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