Lesson · 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grade
Multiplication
This project is a motivating way of teaching students how to represent multiplication facts as arrays.
If this is the class's first introduction to multiplication arrays, start with a simple definition: one number in a multiplication fact is the amount on the side of the array, and the other is the amount on the top.
More advanced classes can connect arrays to the idea of multiplication as repeated addition.
Materials
- Grid paper, page 105 (2 or more sheets per student)
- Scissors (1 per student)
- Crayons or markers (2 colors per student)
- 12″ × 18″ construction paper (1 per student)
- Glue sticks (1 per student)
- The completed project, prepared by the teacher before the lesson
This is a lesson preview. The complete lesson — with step-by-step diagrams, a reproducible assessment, and the blackline masters — is in the Math Art book.