Multiplication concepts worksheets
Aligned with Common Core 3.OA.A.1
Printable third-grade worksheets on what multiplication means: equal groups, arrays, repeated addition, jumps on a number line and short picture word problems.
The worksheets
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Multiplication Chart
One fact, 3 × 4, shown as equal groups, an array, repeated addition and jumps on a number line.
Groups Of
Pictures of equal groups to write as "groups of" and as multiplication.
Arrays to Multiply
Picture arrays to count by rows and write as multiplication.
Repeated Addition
Change repeated addition to multiplication, and multiplication to repeated addition.
Jumps on a Number Line
Equal jumps on a number line to read or draw, written as multiplication.
Draw It
Draw equal groups or an array from words, then write the multiplication.
Multiplication Stories
Short word problems with pictures of equal groups and arrays.
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What it is
Multiplication is a short way to add equal groups. 3 × 4 means 3 groups of 4, which is 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. Third graders learn to see a multiplication fact as equal groups, as an array of rows and columns, as repeated addition and as equal jumps on a number line. Seeing the same fact in different ways makes the facts make sense before they are memorized.
What comes next
Multiplication facts to 10 × 10, where children practice the facts until they come quickly.
How to teach it
- Build equal groups with real things, like 3 plates with 4 crackers on each.
- Read 3 × 4 out loud as "3 groups of 4" until it feels natural.
- Look for arrays around the house, like egg cartons, muffin pans and windows.
- Skip count to find the total. 4, 8, 12.
- Ask your child to draw a picture for a fact, then tell a short story to go with it.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up the number of groups and the number in each group. Both orders give the same product, but the picture is different.
- Adding the two numbers instead of multiplying, like 3 × 4 = 7.
- Drawing groups that are not equal.