Multiplication
4 times 5 =
20
Which direction does an a row go?
across (horizontally)or up and down (vertically)?
Hint: Think about sitting in a row at a movie theater
across (horizontally)
Josh was at the store and bought three bags of potatoes, each bag contained 9 potatoes. How many potatoes does Josh have in all?
27 potatoes
That's a lot of potatoes, Josh! I wonder what recipe you will make with all of those?
Would she add or subtract to find her answer?
10 eggs
6 times 4=
24
Which direction does a column go?
Across (horizontally) or up and down (vertically)?
Hint: Think about a support for a building
up and down (vertically)
Jaheim bought some candy at the store. He chose 5 bags of lollipops, and each bag had 10 pops in it. How many lollipops did Jaheim have altogether?
50 lollipops! I'm sure Jaheim will share them and brush his teeth well after eating a lot of sugar!
Josh was picking strawberries and had 16 in his bucket. His brother then put 12 more strawberries into the bucket. How many strawberries are now in the bucket?
Would Josh add or subtract to find the answer?
28 strawberries
7 times 3=
21
How many rows would be in an array which shows the equation 4 X 3?
4 rows times 3 columns
Conner wants to increase his lego collection. He buys 6 bags of legos with 11 pieces in each. How many more legos does Conner have now?
66 legos
I can't wait to see what cool creation Conner will make with all of his legos!
Conner and his friends were sharing video games. Conner owns 21 games and his friend owns 27 games. If Conner's friend gives Conner 12 of his games, how many games will Conner's friend have left?
Will you add or subtract to find your answer?
15 games left
8 times 8=
64
If I was representing the equation 3 x 6, how many rows would I have?
3 rows and 6 columns
Mrs. Z was planting some flowers in her garden. She planted 4 rows of 7 flowers each. How many new flowers did Mrs. Z plant?
28 new flowers
Mrs. Z loves to garden, but that is a lot of new plants!
Jaheim was playing baseball at Spooky Nook. He hit the ball 12 times, then took a rest and hit it 13 more times. How many times did Jaheim hit the ball at Spooky Nook?
Will you add or subtract to get your answer?
25 hits for Jaheim!
9 times 9 =
81
Make up a multiplication equation, then tell me how many rows it would have if represented as an array
Answers will vary
Mrs. Sim went to the store with her coupons. She put her bottles of shampoo in a an array on the counter. She had 2 rows with 8 bottles each of shampoo.
How many new shampoo bottles did Ms. Sim buy?
16 bottles!
I wonder how much Ms. Sim saved with her coupons?
Ms. Sim was making Carribean stew. She put in 5 sweet potatoes, 3 celery stalks, 3 cloves of garlic, 3 cups of broth, and one onion. How many total items went into Ms. Sim's Caribbean Stew?
15 items: 5 sweet potatoes, 3 celery stalks, 3 cloves garlic, 3 cups broth, one onion
or 5 different ingredients