Third Grade Multiplication

Multiplication is a relatively easy concept for me to understand as an adult. As adults we often times find ourselves attempting to teach a topic we know really well and thus, are not teaching it effectively. We tend to make more assumptions that the class is following along. Since it has been quite some time since I have learned multiplication, I thought it would be useful to gather some resources from the Khan Academy on how to teach multiplication to third graders in different ways:

Multiplication: Equal Groups

Multiplication: Number Line

Multiplication: Word Problems

Standards 

3.OA: Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. 

 1. Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7. 

 2. Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a number of shares or a number of groups can be expressed as 56 ÷ 8. 

 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.