Multiplication Arrays
Posted by Carlene GordonOur third graders are busy learning both the concept of multiplication as well as basic facts. Students can more readily develop an understanding of multiplication concepts if they see visual representations of the computation process. Therefore, we recently took to our makerspace to allow our students the opportunity to create multiplication arrays as a visual, concrete representation of multiplication. An array is formed by arranging a set of objects into rows and columns. Each column must contain the same number of objects as the other columns, and each row must have the same number as the other rows. That being said, and as our students demonstrated, an array can be created from most any object. Afterwards, students identified arrays all around us…egg cartons, window panes, classroom cubbies, brick wall, floor/ceiling tiles and much more to identify multiplication in our daily environment.
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