Area model

Area model multiplication

This 2 by 2 anchor chart is displaying the Area Model of Multiplication.

Looking for a free game to help your students learn to multiply whole numbers and to make your multiplication unit more fun and rigorous for your 4th or 5th graders? Using the "Roll and Multiply" dice game your students can practice the area model for multiplication or the standard algorithm. Multiple printables included at different levels of multiplicaton so you have exactly what you need to differentiate. Grab your free differentiated multiplication game for multiplying whole numbers and…

Multiplication Strategies Anchor Chart by Mrs. P :) 3-digit by 1-digit, Area Model, Distributive Property, Partial Products, Standard Algorithm - 4th grade

DIVIDING WHOLE NUMBERS | Area Model and Partial Quotient Division | Need fresh ideas for a lesson plan to introduce the area model for division to your 4th grade or 5th graders? Read all about how I set up a real-world situation to help students understand dividing partial quotients and connect the "rectangle method" to the written representation for the area model. Directions for the area model/anchor chart; Grab your free division task cards too! #iteachmath #teaching #4thgrade #5thgrade

Area Model Division

Are you wondering how to introduce area to your 3rd-grade students? Do you like teaching with manipulatives? This hands-on activity teaches kids about the basics of area: unit squares, tiling & counting squares, & transitioning students to the multiplication model. Use building bricks to show your students how to find the area of rectangles & irregular shapes. Then, use the free worksheet to show them how to partition & tile shapes on paper and to find area of rectangles using…

Math can get boring if you get stuck in the 'worksheet' rut. The worst thing during math (or any subject, really) is to look into the 'crowd' and see a bunch of blank stares on their lifeless faces.. you know what I'm talking about!! B.O.R.E.D. This week, I used a completely simple and effective method to teach my struggling third graders about the distributive property using an area model! We all know that some of our learners retain info the best when they can manipulate things, hands-on…

If you are looking for a FUN and ENGAGING way to get your students to practice MULTIPLYING to find AREA, look no further! This project is the perfect way to have students apply their area skills to a hands-on activity. Students will choose the rooms they want in their house and then multiply the length and the width to calculate the area of each room. Once complete, they need to add all of the areas together to find the area of the whole house! When I presented this project to my class for…