BlendED Best Practices-Elementary Multiplication
3rd Grade: Multiplication Mania
Title and Description:
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Multiplication Mania
The description of the purpose of the unit is:
In this unit, students will practice and apply several different ways to represent basic multiplication facts.
Content Area Skill:
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Skill #1-Math-Multiplication
Digital Age Skill(s):
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Skill #1-Knowledge Constructor
Duration of Unit:
One Week
Overview of Unit:
In this unit, students will practice and apply several different ways to represent basic multiplication facts.
Empower Learners:
Content Area Skills (NE and ISTE Standards):
MA.3.1.2.c Represent Multiplication
3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D-Knowledge Constructor
Student Friendly Objectives:
I can show how to multiply using arrays.
I can show how to multiply using repeated addition.
I can show how to multiply with equal groups.
I can show how to multiply using a number line and skip counting.
I can make creative resources using many different tools.
Content Area Skills: For Standards, please include # and description (add or delete rows as needed) | Student Friendly Learning Objectives: |
MA.3.1.2.c Represent Multiplication Using drawings, words, arrays, symbols, repeated addition, equal groups, and number lines to explain the meaning of multiplication. | I can show how to multiply using arrays. I can show how to multiply using repeated addition. I can show how to multiply with equal groups. I can show how to multiply using a number line and skip counting. |
Empower Learner Activity:
Detailed Description:
Students will self-assess, come up with a goal, and decide on an action plan to see these goals get complete.
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Knowledge Application:
The purpose of the knowledge application is for students to have a way to show what they know.
Artifact Profile:
Title of the Artifact:
Representing Multiplication
Using drawings, words, arrays, symbols, repeated addition, equal groups, and number lines to explain the meaning of multiplication.
Detailed Description:
Using drawings, words, arrays, symbols, repeated addition, equal groups, and number lines to explain the meaning of multiplication. This may be completed in Google Slides, Screencastify, Adobe Spark, or with another creation tool.
Content Area Skills Addressed:
Understanding of Multiplication
Digital Age Skills
Knowledge Constructor
Link to Rubric
https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students
Knowledge Deepening:
Detailed Description:
Using the choice board, students will work through three different types of activities to practice representing multiplication facts as arrays.
Task 1- Arrays
Using the choice board, students will work through three different types of activities to practice representing multiplication facts as arrays.
Must Do’s: One of each color during that color rotation. See Choice Board. | May Do’s: Yellow Choices | Resources: |
Task 2-Repeated Addition
Using the choice board, students will work through three different types of activities to practice representing multiplication facts as repeated addition.
Must Do’s: One of each color during that color rotation. See Choice Board. | May Do’s: Green Choices | Resources: |
Task 3-Equal Groups
Using the choice board, students will work through three different types of activities to practice representing multiplication facts as equal groups.
Must Do’s: One of each color during that color rotation. See Choice Board. | May Do’s: Red Choices | Resources: |
Task 4-Number Lines
Using the choice board, students will work through three different types of activities to practice representing multiplication facts using a number line.
Must Do’s: One of each color during that color rotation. See Choice Board. | May Do’s: Blue Choices | Resources: |
Direct Instruction:
Detailed Description
Students will have a teacher taught lesson at the beginning and will later be going into there choice board groups.
Learning Path:
Day # | Description | BlendEd Model | Resources |
1 | Multiplication as Arrays | Whole Group Small Group | Choice Board Dice Graph Paper Foam Shapes |
2 | Multiplication as Repeated Addition | Whole Group Small Group | Choice Board Dice Graph Paper Foam Shapes |
3 | Multiplication as Equal Groups | Whole Group Small Group | Choice Board Dice Graph Paper Foam Shapes |
4 | Multiplication on a Number Line | Whole Group Small Group | Choice Board Dice Graph Paper |
5 | Demonstrate what you know | Whole Group Small Group Share Out Groups | |