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Interpreting Products: Rows and Columns & Arrays

3rd Grade • 1 Lesson Plan

$2.00

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Quick Facts

Subject: Math, Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

Collaborate with peers and use the "language" of math and take math "notes"
Use arrays and columns to show their understanding of the relationship between multiplication, repeated addition, skip counting and the resulting products
Produce an "exit ticket" to help you plan next instructional steps

Materials Needed:

Blank paper (2 pieces per student)
Pencils, crayons/colored pencils
Colored chips/counters
Scratch paper, or personal dry erase boards and marker
Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources:

“Exit Slips” (1 copy per student)
“Creating Arrays: Commutative Property” (1 copy per student)

CCSS: 3.OA.A1

File Type: PDF Document

Lesson Plan Description

Helping our 3rd graders “see” and explain the why of multiplication is a fundamental building block to more complex math skills. In this 1 hour lesson, your students will:

Collaborate with peers and use the “language” of math and take math “notes”
Use arrays and columns to show their understanding of the relationship between multiplication, repeated addition, skip counting and the resulting products
Produce an “exit ticket” to help you plan next instructional steps

**Purchasing both this 1 hour and the Math Bundle: “Interpreting Products Bundle,” will result in duplicate content.