Learning
Objective
To understand
multiplication as
repeated addition
and as an array
Multiplication
times lots of
sets of groups
of
Here are 6 counters
How many rows are 3
there?
How many columns are 2
there?
3 rows and 2 columns.
Could we write a multiplication 3x2=
sentence?
6
Could we write an addition 2+2+2
sentence?
=6
Here are 6 counters
How many rows are 2
there?
How many columns are 3
there?
2 rows and 3 columns.
Could we write a multiplication 2x3=
sentence?
6
Could we write an addition 3+3=
sentence?
6
What do you notice?
3x2=6 2x3=
6
2+2+2 3+3=
=6 6
Here are 10 counters
How many rows are 5
there?
How many columns are 2
there?
5 rows and 2 columns
Could we write a multiplication 5x2=
sentence? 10
Could we write an addition 2+2+2+2+2
sentence? = 10
Here are 10 counters
How many rows are 2
there?
How many columns are 5
there?
2 rows and 5 columns.
Could we write a multiplication 2x5=
sentence?
10
Could we write an addition 5+5=
sentence?
10
What do you notice?
5 x 2 = 10 2 x 5 = 10
2+2+2+2+2 5 + 5 = 10
= 10
Here are 12 counters
How many rows are 6
there?
How many columns are 2
there?
6 rows and 2 columns
Could we write a multiplication 6 x 2 = 12
sentence?
Could we write an addition 2+2+2+2+2+2=
sentence? 12
Here are 12 counters
How many rows are 2
there?
How many columns are 6
there?
2 rows and 6 columns.
Could we write a multiplication 2x6=
sentence?
12
Could we write an addition 6+6=
sentence?
12
What do you notice?
2 x 6 = 12
6 x 2 = 12
6 + 6 = 12
2+2+2+2+2+2=
12
Mrs Masterson bakes
cakes.
She bakes her four
children two cakes each.
How many cakes does she
bake?
4x2=
8
2x4=
8
2+2+2+2=
8
4+4=
8
Mrs Patel buys some
sweets.
She buys her five friends
two sweets each.
How many sweets does
she buy?
5x2=
10
2 x 5 = 10
2+2+2+2+2
= 10
5 + 5 = 10
Miss Smets buys some
pencils.
She buys her seven
friends two pencils each.
How many pencils does
she buy?
7x2=
14
2 x 7 = 14
2+2+2+2+2+2+2
= 14
7 + 7 = 14
Learning
Objective
To understand
multiplication as
repeated addition
and as an array
