Third Grade Math Multiplication Strategies
One digit x one digit
1. ARRAY
5 x 3
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Draw a picture
5 row of 3 or 3 rows of 5
Count them up
= 15  Answer!
2. REPEATED ADDITION
5 x 3
5+5+5
Or
3+3+3+3+3
Add 5 three times
or
Add 3 five times
= 15  Answer!
3. SKIP COUNTING
3 x 5
3, 6, 9, 12, 15
Or
5, 10, 15
Skip count 3 five times
or
Skip count 5 three times
= 15  Answer!
4. PATTERNS/ RULES
3 x 5
Remember the patterns and rules
5, 10, 15
(All products of 5 end in a 5 or 0)
= 15  Answer!
Nicole Simpson, Stonegate ES, Gr. 3