Arrays to Multiply
Count the rows and how many are in each row. Write the multiplication.
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How to do it
- Count the rows going across.
- Count how many are in one row.
- Write the rows sentence, then the × sentence.
Teaching tip
Cover all but one row with a sheet of paper to count how many are in a row. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.OA.A.1.
About this worksheet
Picture arrays to count by rows and write as multiplication.
What kids practice
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.
Watch for
- 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.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full multiplication concepts guide for 3rd grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Multiplication ChartOne fact, 3 × 4, shown as equal groups, an array, repeated addition and jumps on a number line. 
2. Groups OfPictures of equal groups to write as "groups of" and as multiplication.
4. Repeated AdditionChange repeated addition to multiplication, and multiplication to repeated addition.
5. Jumps on a Number LineEqual jumps on a number line to read or draw, written as multiplication.
6. Draw ItDraw equal groups or an array from words, then write the multiplication.
7. Multiplication StoriesShort word problems with pictures of equal groups and arrays.