Multiplication Chart
Four ways to see one multiplication fact.
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How to do it
- Read the fact at the top.
- Look at each picture of 3 × 4.
- Find 12 in every box.
Teaching tip
Ask your child which picture makes the most sense to them. There is no wrong answer. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.OA.A.1.
About this chart
One fact, 3 × 4, shown as equal groups, an array, repeated addition and jumps on a number line.
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, as many copies as you need. See the full multiplication concepts guide for 3rd grade.
More sheets in this set
2. Groups OfPictures of equal groups to write as "groups of" and as multiplication.
3. Arrays to MultiplyPicture arrays to count by rows and write 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.