Entry 3: Multiplication or Repeated Addition
Personal Objective:
Third Grade 3.OA
1. Interpret products of whole numbers.
3. Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
5. Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division relating three whole numbers.
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This week I wanted to focus on ways to enhance third graders comprehension of multiplication. The common core standard recommends that a third grade should be to understand that multiplication is the repetition of groups with the same quantity as well as be able to identify the missing number in a multiplication equation.
Common Core StandardThird Grade 3.OA
1. Interpret products of whole numbers.
3. Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
5. Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division relating three whole numbers.
Activity:
Other Resources:
Multiplication Flower
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| This technique can be used for numbers 1 through 12. Picture from weareteachers.com. |
Reflection:
I found two great worksheets from Education.com. The worksheet on the left focuses on the multiples of five, while the worksheet on the right uses rectangular arrays to describe the word problem visually. I used the multiplication flower and the two YouTube videos when I was tutoring a third grader who needed extra help with multiplication. The flower activity creatively presented multiplication. I was able to engage my student by allowing her to color the flower after we worked through the multiplication sets together. My student enjoyed the multiplication mash-up because it used songs she heard before. The final video was used to show her that multiplication is repeating addition with the use of objects like cookies.
Chavonna I have been working on something similar to you and I want to say that I love your idea about multiplication. Your multiplication flower is a great idea and I think it is way better than a regular multiplication sheet. It is something fun and cool and it will get your students guessing and identifying what they are looking for. Your video that you provided as well is something else that will keep your students engaged when learning how to do multiplication.
ReplyDeleteHi Chavonna!
ReplyDeleteMultiplication can be a tricky one for students to master, but is so important as you need it as a foundation to build on for the rest of your math career! I absolutely love the flower resource- this would be a great thing to sketch out and print multiple copies of for students to fill in and color. I would maybe have students do one for every number 1-12, and have them glue them in their math journal/notebooks to allow them to use as a scaffold until they've memorized their facts! Such a great activity that I can't wait to try :)
Danielle