Ladder Climbing

Ladder Climbing is a Grade 4 multiplication game focused on numbers ending in zeroes. Students draw multiplication problems, write both the solution and answer on their game board, and move one step up a ladder only when the work is correct. The climb gives repeated practice with place-value patterns in products while still requiring students to show how they reached the answer.

Use it in a small group when students are working on multiplying by multiples of 10, 100, or related place-value patterns. Exchanging boards for checking keeps attention on the written process as well as the final product. Create a free Find a Math Game account to generate teacher-ready lesson support for Ladder Climbing. No credit card, with 3 lifetime lesson generations.