Count Equal Groups
Show 2 equal groups of 4 counters. How many counters are there in all?
2 x 4 = 8
Write a multiplication sentence for 2 + 2 + 2 + 2.
4 x 2 = 8
On a number line start at 0 and skip count by 2 to reach 8. How many jumps did you make?
4 jumps
Sara has 3 bags with 2 marbles in each bag. How many marbles total?
6 marbles
Use an array to show 3 x 4. How many total dots are in the array?
12
There are 5 groups with 3 apples in each group. Write the total and explain how you found it by skip counting.
5 x 3 = 15 apples
Explain how 4 x 3 is the same as a repeated addition sentence. Write that sentence.
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
5 x 4 = 20
Marcus packs 4 boxes with 5 toys in each box. How many toys does he pack? Show a model or drawing/.
20 toys
What is the product in 3 x 5 = 15? (Define product)
15 (the answer)
Draw equal groups: 4 groups of 6. What is the total? Write both the repeated addition and the multiplication sentence.
4 x 6 = 24
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
Convert 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 into a multiplication sentence and give the product.
5 x 5 = 25
Skip count by 4 on a number line to find 16. How many equal groups of 4 does 16 represent?
4 equal groups
A farmer has 6 chickens and 2 legs each. Explain how to find the total number of chicken legs using multiplication.
6 x 2 = 12 chicken legs
What are the factors in 4 x 6 = 24 (Define factors)
4 and 6 (the numbers you are multiplying)
A class has 7 rows of desks. Each row has 3 desks. How many desks are there? Explain using equal groups.
7 x 3 = 21
Eliot has 4 boxes with 6 crayons each. Show the repeated addition sentence and the multiplication sentence. Which is faster to use and why?
4 x 6 = 24
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
Show on a number line how to use skip counting by 3s to find 15. How many jumps and what are the points you land on?
5 jumps.
3, 6, 9, 12, 15
A school puts 8 chairs at each table and there are 7 tables. Use a diagram model and solve how many chairs total.
8 x 7 = 56
If an array has 4 rows and 5 columns, what multiplication sentence matches it?
4 x 5 = 20
A farm has 8 pens. Each pen has 5 sheep. One pen is empty. How many sheep are in the occupied pens? Show your equal-groups reasoning.
7 x 5 = 35 sheep
Write a story problem that matches the repeated addition 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3. Then write the multiplication sentence and solve.
6 x 3 = 18
A number line shows jumps of 6 starting at 0. After 4 jumps where do you land? Use skip counting to explain.
24
Two-step: Sam buys 3 packs of stickers. Each pack has 4 stickers. He gives 5 stickers to a friend. How many stickers does he have left? Model and solve.
3 x 4 = 12
12 - 5 = 7 stickers left
Build an array for 18 using two different factor pairs. Write both multiplication sentences and name the factors in each.
2 x 9 = 18
factors: 2 and 9
3 x 6 = 18
factors: 3 and 6