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Features

The goal and its "I can" line, what to get ready and the words to use
A 45 minute lesson in five steps (warm up, teach with words to say, try it together, practice, exit ticket)
Questions to ask, and the mistakes students make and what to do about them
Ideas for students who need help or are ready for more
Each plan ends with the Animal Math worksheets, worksheet makers, tools and quiz for that lesson
Lessons: equal groups, multiplication sentences, arrays, skip counting and equal jumps, turn-around facts, the facts for 2, 5 and 10 and for 0 and 1, and multiplication stories
Lesson 1.9 (one fact shown many ways) is for the states that teach it in this unit

3rd Grade Math CurriculumUnit 1

These are the lesson plans for Unit 1 of 14 in the 3rd Grade Math Curriculum: 125 lessons in teaching order, week by week, each with a lesson plan and an exit ticket.

Next unit →Unit 2: Division

Also for this unit: exit tickets, pre-check, unit review and test. See the whole year

Resources for Each Lesson

Everything each lesson plan points to, with links. Sheet numbers count worksheets: a color pack prints each sheet again in black and white.

1.1 Equal groups

PrintableMultiplication as Equal Groups: sheets 1-2
PrintableArrays and Repeated Addition: sheet 1, a review for early finishers
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the Equal Groups level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.1

1.2 Multiplication sentences

PrintableMultiplication as Equal Groups: sheets 3-5
PrintableHow Many Legs? sheet 4, for early finishers
MakerMultiplication Arrays: Equation Type Multiplication, Maximum Factor Up to 5
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the Equal Groups level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.2

1.3 Arrays: rows and columns

PrintableMultiplication Arrays to 10: sheets 1-2
PrintableArrays and Repeated Addition: sheet 2, for early finishers
MakerMultiplication Arrays: Equation Type Multiplication, Maximum Factor Up to 10
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the Arrays level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.3

1.4 Skip count and equal jumps

PrintableMultiplication Fact Drills: sheet 4
PrintableHow Many Legs? sheets 2-3
MakerSkip Counting: Skip Count By 4s, Starting Number 0, Style Boxes
ToolNumber Line: Mode Jump
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the 2s, 5s and 10s level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.4

1.5 Turn-around facts

PrintableProperties of Operations: sheet 1
MakerMultiplication Arrays: Equation Type Multiplication, Maximum Factor Up to 10
ToolMultiplication Chart
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the Arrays level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.5

1.6 Multiply by 2, 5 and 10

PrintableFacts With 0, 1, 2, 5 and 10: sheets 1-2
MakerMultiplication Fact Drills: Times Tables: 2s, 5s and 10s
ToolMultiplication Chart: color the 2s, 5s and 10s rows
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the 2s, 5s and 10s level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.6

1.7 Multiply by 0 and 1

PrintableFacts With 0, 1, 2, 5 and 10: sheet 3
PrintableProperties of Operations: sheet 3, for early finishers
MakerMultiplication Fact Drills: Times Tables: 0s and 1s
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the 2s, 5s and 10s level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.7

1.8 Multiplication stories

PrintableMultiplication and Division Word Problems: sheets 1-2
MakerWord Problems: Multiplication only, Number Range 1-10
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the Equal Groups level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.8

1.9 One fact many ways ★

PrintableArrays and Repeated Addition: sheet 3
PrintableArea of Rectangles: sheet 1
MakerMultiplication Arrays: Equation Type Repeated Addition
QuizMultiplication Quiz: the Equal Groups level
Exit ticket3rd Grade Multiplication Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.9

★ Taught in 3rd grade in some states.

Skills Covered

Equal groups: how many groups, in each and in all
3 × 4 means 3 groups of 4
Arrays: rows and how many in each row
Skip count and equal jumps
Turn-around facts

Facts for 2, 5 and 10 by their patterns
Facts with 0 and 1
Equal groups and array stories
One fact as groups, an array, adding and jumps

How to Use This Pack

Nine lesson plans, one for each lesson of the first unit of 3rd grade, what multiplying means, in teaching order, after an overview page that lays the unit out day by day: a pre-check, the nine lessons, a review and the unit test. Each plan fits on one page. It gives the goal, what to get ready, the words to use, the lesson in five steps with the words to say, questions to ask, common mistakes and what to do about them, and the Animal Math worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for the lesson.

In the Classroom

Print the unit, or just the day's page, and teach from it. Each lesson takes about 45 minutes: a 5 minute warm up, 10 minutes of teaching, 10 minutes together, 15 minutes of practice and an exit ticket at the end. The exit tickets and the unit test are separate packs, made for these lessons. Lesson 1.9 (one fact shown many ways) is for the states that teach it in this unit.

At Home

Teaching at home? Use the warm up and the "Try it together" step as a short lesson, and the "Words to use" as the way to talk about it. Egg cartons, muffin pans, socks and coins are good for equal groups and arrays, and the mistakes to watch for are the ones most children make.

Tips for Success

Read the "Watch for" box before the lesson: it is what to listen for while students work
Ask "how many groups, and how many in each?" every day of the unit
Leave the floor number line down after lesson 1.4: lesson 1.9 uses it again
Sort the exit tickets into got it, almost and not yet to plan the next day
Use the help and challenge ideas for small groups during practice

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

3.OA.A.1 Understand a product as the total in equal groups, such as 4 × 6 meaning 4 groups with 6 in each.
3.OA.A.3 Solve story problems about equal groups, arrays and measurements by multiplying or dividing within 100, using drawings and equations.
3.OA.B.5 Use the commutative, associative and distributive properties to multiply and divide, such as finding 7 × 8 from 7 × 5 and 7 × 3.
3.OA.C.7 Multiply and divide to 100 fluently with strategies, and by year's end instantly recall every product of two single-digit numbers.
3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step story problems with +, −, × and ÷, using a letter for the missing amount, and check answers by estimating or rounding.
3.OA.D.9 Spot patterns in addition tables, times tables and other arithmetic, and explain them with properties, like why multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5.
3.MD.C.7c Use tiles or area models to show that splitting a rectangle's side into two parts splits its area into two products (the distributive property).

3rd Grade Multiplication Lesson Plans

3rd Grade3rd Grade Math Curriculum

Lesson plans for every lesson of a unit on what multiplying means, from equal groups and arrays to the facts for 0, 1, 2, 5 and 10. Each one-page plan gives a lesson in five steps, common mistakes and the worksheets to use, after a unit overview.

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What’s Included

9 one-page lesson plans, one for each lesson of the unit
A unit overview: the unit day by day, what to get ready, how each lesson goes
Words to say, questions to ask and common mistakes for every lesson
The worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for each lesson (10 pages in all)

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