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Partial Products

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use the partial products algorithm to complete multiplication problems. In this partial products lesson plan, students are introduced to the algorithm and connect the relationship to multiplication and division problems.
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Don't Eat the Crayons: Real-Life Multiplication

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use items which come in sets to look for real-life multiples and write multiplication problems. This lesson assess the student's understanding of the meaning of multiplication using an array model and manipulatives.
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Multiplication Stories

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve various multiplication math word problems involving cars and people, fish and fish bowls, and tables and table legs. They write and solve multiplication story problems related to whole numbers, addition, subtraction,...
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Relating Multiplication and Division

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use counters to review arrays and multiplication and learn arrays and division. In this multiplication and division lesson, students use counters to arrange multiplication equations and division equations.
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Working with larger arrays

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use arrays to show the meaning of multipication in selected situations. They practice using large and small arrays. The lesson has numerous activities, which gives students more opportunities to display academic growth.
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Math Match Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Help learners solve problems using multiplication and repeated addition. Using counters, learners will be paired up to solve problems. They will go through a series of questions and show models with the counters for the solution. Then...
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Multiplication and Division with Arrays

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice the commutative property, create and manipulate arrays and multiply and divide numbers.
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Multiplication: 2-digit x 1-digit to 99

For Students 3rd
For this multiplication practice worksheet, 3rd graders sharpen their math skills as they solve 30 problems that require them to multiply 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.
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Multiplication: 2-digit x 1-digit to 999

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Thirty quick problems make this an ideal assessment when learners are working with two-digit multiplication. Note that this has been identified by the publisher as aligned to meet CCSS.Math.Content.4.NBT.5, it is rather simple and likely...
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Complexity Madness

For Teachers 5th
Discuss different techniques for finding the area of a geometric shape, with a great visual guide. Using a real life example, learners calculate the area of a rectangle and a square. 
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Finding Prime

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Fifth and sixth graders explore prime numbers. They work with a partner to build rectangular arrays using twelve tiles. Factor pairs are noted and recorded on graph paper. Pupils construct rectangular arrays with a prime number and...
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Choosing a College

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can mathematics help scholars choose a college? High schoolers learn how they can use decision matrices to rank colleges based on selected criteria. They also see how to weigh criteria using multiplication of the decision matrix by a...
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Multiplication: 2-digit x 2-digit

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Number crunchers sharpen their math skills as they solve 30 problems requiring them to multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers. Assign this as homework or use it as an assessment after practicing the skill together in class.
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Fact Families Lessons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Have you ever tried using arrays to help you teach the fact families that go with multiplication and division? If not, you should read this article! Some excellent and easy-to-implement ideas are presented, along with some good lessons...
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Window Washers

For Students 3rd Standards
Aim high with a task on window washers. An assessment task challenges learners to determine the number of windows two people wash. They do this using a given number of window rows on each side of a building. In addition, they find the...
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Multi-Digit Multiplication

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice mastering the ability to multiply multi-digit numbers utilizing rectangular arrays and a variety of mental math strategies. They model and illustrate meanings of multiplication and division of whole numbers and...
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Multiplication Illustration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use literature and art to apply the principals of multiplication with three or more factors. They write and illustrate their own books following criteria outlined in a checklist imbedded in this plan.
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Multiplication: 2-digit x 1-digit - regrouping

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Here is a way to practice one step in the process of multiplying multiple digits: multiply two-digits by single digits! Thirty problems for learners to solve make this a useful assignment to sharpen their skills!
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Connecting Algebraic Reasoning to Models

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze relating a model to an algebraic equation and visa versa. Patterns are reviewed in detail and then in pairs new models are created and then translated into a word problem or equation. They illustrate their models on...
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Multiplying with Packages and Letters

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore multiplication. In this multiplication problem solving instructional activity, students view a video clip which demonstrates loading a truck with packages.  Students fill in a blank array to represent 1"X 2" and the...
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Lashelles Garden

For Students 3rd Standards
Let knowledge grow bountifully like plants in a garden. Given a diagram of a rectangular garden split into plots, scholars determine the area of the entire garden and the areas of the individual plots. As a culminating activity, they...
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students rotate through four workstations that reinforce the concept of symmetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in pairs, use arrays to explore the relationship between multiplication and division.
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Multiplication of Whole Numbers

For Students 2nd - 4th
Multiplication facts should be more than memory; help scholars understand what happens when they multiply using visual math. They examine three arrays of images and choose the multiplication equation that corresponds numerically. Then,...
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Multiplication: 2-digit x 2-digit - no regrouping

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
For those who are just starting out with multiplying multiple digits, this is an appropriate assignment. No regrouping is required as mathematicians find the product for 30 different problems. Answers are provided.