Equal Groups
Count the groups and the dots in each group. Add to find how many in all.
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How to do it
- Count the groups.
- Count how many are in each group.
- Add the same number for each group.
Teaching tip
Point to each group as you add its number. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 2.OA.C.4.
About this worksheet
Pictures in equal groups to count and write as repeated addition.
What kids practice
Equal groups are groups that all have the same number, like 3 bags with 4 apples in each. An array is things lined up in straight rows and columns, where every row has the same number. Both are found by adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. This is where multiplication begins in third grade.
Watch for
- Counting rows and columns the wrong way around. Rows go across.
- Writing one addend too many or too few. There should be one number for each row or group.
- Drawing arrays with uneven rows.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full equal groups and arrays guide for 2nd grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Equal Groups and Arrays ChartEqual groups and an array side by side, both written as repeated addition. 
3. Rows and ColumnsPicture arrays with up to 5 rows and 5 columns, written as repeated addition.
4. Draw an ArrayDraw arrays from a description, then write the matching repeated addition.