Abstract: A frame used atop a workbook page or looseleaf page that assists in computing a multiplication problem. The frame has various tools attached or adjacent thereto. Amongst these tools are a pivot point indicator, a column locator and a criss cross template for marking or analyzing the multiplication problem found in the multiplication zone of the multiplication problem. A method of using the frame in a typical multiplication problem with students is disclosed having a sequence of steps for computing the correct results thereof.

Abstract: A system for performing multiplication comprises a surface configured to contain a work area. The work area includes Multiplication, Addition and Answer Zones. In the Multiplication Zone, a pair of multi-digit numbers to be multiplied is displayed such that the digits of one number are vertically aligned with the digits of the other number. The Addition Zone has a top row, a bottom row and a plurality of middle rows, with the rows divided into a number of columns. The Answer Zone consists of a row divided into a number of cells. The products of multiplication and cross-multiplication of the aligned digits are displayed in designated columns and cells in the Addition Zone and Answer Zone such that the sequence of digits in the Answer Zone is the result of the multiplication of the pair of multi-digit numbers.

Abstract: A method of teaching multiplication comprises the steps of providing a pair of multi-digit numbers to be multiplied and diagrammatically arranging the numbers on a work area. The work area includes a Multiplication Zone, an Addition Zone and an Answer Zone. In the Multiplication Zone, the numbers are arranged such that the digits of one number are vertically aligned with the digits of the other number. The Addition Zone has a top row, a bottom row and a plurality of middle rows, with the rows divided into a number of columns. The Answer Zone consists of a row divided into a number of cells. The products of multiplication and cross-multiplication of the aligned digits can be placed in a designated columns and cells in the Addition Zone and Answer Zone such that the sequence of digits in the Answer Zone is the product of the multiplication of the pair of multi-digit numbers.