Standard #: MAFS.3.OA.2.5 (Archived Standard)

This online game replicates the popular "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" format, using multiplication facts. It's a fun way for kids to practice multiplication!

Students are asked to find the product of three numbers and are observed to see if they use the Associative Property to find the product more easily.

Students are given two arrays, one representing the equation 7 x 9 = 63 and the other representing the equation (5 + 2) x 9 = 63, to see if they recognize a relationship between the two.

Students are given two problems to solve, one represented by the equation 4 x 6 = 24 and the other by the equation 6 x 4 = 24, to see if they recognize the answer to the second problem based on the Commutative Property.

Students are asked if the Commutative Property holds for division.

In this inquiry-based lesson, students will use the distributive property to find partial products of arrays to solve multiplication problems. They will also move from a concrete representation of arrays using manipulatives to a pictorial representation.

Students will learn how to solve one-digit by two-digit multiplication problems using the distributive property.

In this lesson, students will use arrays to understand the distributive property of multiplication and to demonstrate that multiplying a multiplicand by two factors of the multiplier and then adding their products is the same as finding the product of the multiplicand and the multiplier. For example: 5 x 9 = 5(6 + 3) = (5 x 6) + (5 x 3) = 30 + 15 = 45.

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This lesson introduces students to the concept behind the Distributive Property of Multiplication. Students will decompose arrays into smaller parts and write the corresponding multiplication sentence for each smaller array.

This lesson is designed as an introduction to the Distributive Property by using a 100-dot matrix. The lesson addresses one-digit x one-digit multiplication challenges as a precursor to one-digit x two-digit multiplication.

Students will explore the Zero Property of Multiplication using array and equal-group models for multiplication. Students will model story problems, translate problems into multiplication facts, and identify patterns in a set of multiplication facts to develop understanding of the Zero Property of Multiplication.

In this lesson students will explore the Multiplicative Identity Property of 1, using array and equal-group models for multiplication. Students will model story problems, translate problems into multiplication equations, and identify patterns in a set of multiplication facts to develop understanding of the Multiplicative Identity Property of 1.

The definition of the Zero Property of Multiplication will be analyzed, modeled and practiced.   

Students will engage with questions to evaluate the students' abilities to select and apply multiplication strategies with fluency and efficiency. The focus of the lesson is decomposing numbers to multiply using the Distributive property and understanding and applying the Commutative property. Then, students will reinforce decomposing of factors while playing Decomposition of Factors. The lesson concludes with a real world application problem on an Exit Slip.

In this lesson, students will build and manipulate a variety of arrays in the context of creating games for a Fall Festival. They will practice using the Commutative Property of Multiplication to find related multiplication facts.

This is a hands-on lesson for introducing and practicing building arrays to create models that represent the distributive property of multiplication, and then using those arrays to draw models of the equations they represent.

Learn strategies, like the commutative property, to help you become better at multiplying in this interactive tutorial.

A problem for students to solve using students' understanding of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The problem presents an opportunity for students to appreciate the value of approaching a solution in a systematic way using what they know about the structure of operations.

In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore the distributive property of multiplication: Why does it work? How does it work? Why would I put it to use?

In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, use arrays to explore the commutative and associative properties of multiplication.

This lesson reviews the commutative and associative properties as it applies to addition and multiplication. These properties are useful with mental math and with solving equations. This resource includes a video lesson, video examples and a short quiz.

Learn strategies, like the commutative property, to help you become better at multiplying in this interactive tutorial.

In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore the distributive property of multiplication: Why does it work? How does it work? Why would I put it to use?

In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, use arrays to explore the commutative and associative properties of multiplication.

This lesson reviews the commutative and associative properties as it applies to addition and multiplication. These properties are useful with mental math and with solving equations. This resource includes a video lesson, video examples and a short quiz.

In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, explore the distributive property of multiplication: Why does it work? How does it work? Why would I put it to use?

In this video tutorial from Khan Academy, use arrays to explore the commutative and associative properties of multiplication.

This lesson reviews the commutative and associative properties as it applies to addition and multiplication. These properties are useful with mental math and with solving equations. This resource includes a video lesson, video examples and a short quiz.