Educational Features:

• Highlighting Patterns:
  • Visual emphasis on multiplication patterns helps students recognize relationships.
• Commutative Property Visualization:
  • Highlights the fact that a × b = b × a, reinforcing the concept.
• Customizable Colors:
  • Allows students or educators to customize the chart to focus on specific numbers or patterns.
• Interactive Learning:
  • Engages students by allowing them to interact with the multiplication facts actively.

Instructions to Use the Interactive Multiplication Chart:

1. Highlighting Multiplication Facts:

   • Click on any cell within the chart to highlight it.
   • The multiplication equation corresponding to the cell will be displayed above the chart.

2. Customizing Highlight Colors:

   • Use the color picker in the sidebar to select a highlight color.
   • The selected color will be applied to any cells you click on.

3. Commutative Property:

   • Check the “Highlight Commutative Pairs” option to enable commutative highlighting.
   • When enabled, clicking on a cell will also highlight its commutative pair (e.g., clicking on 4 × 5 will also highlight 5 × 4).

4. Clearing Highlights:

   • Click the “Clear Highlights” button to reset the chart and remove all highlights.

5. Help and Tooltips:

   • Hover over “Need Help?” in the sidebar to view tips on using the chart.