📚 Part 1: Finding Multiplication in Stories

1. Read this Māori story excerpt: "The fishermen prepared for their journey. They had 4 waka (canoes), and each waka carried 6 fishing nets." How many fishing nets were there altogether?

10 nets

24 nets

18 nets

12 nets

2. In a Pacific Island story: "The village prepared for the feast. There were 5 families, and each family brought 7 taro plants." Which multiplication sentence matches this story?

5 + 7 = 12

5 × 7 = 35

7 - 5 = 2

5 × 5 = 25

3. From an Indian tale: "The merchant had 3 bags of spices. Each bag contained 8 packets of cardamom." Draw groups to show this multiplication problem:

4. Which words tell us that multiplication is happening in a story? Tick all that apply:

"each group had"

"altogether there were"

"sets of"

"groups of"

"some were taken away"

✏️ Part 2: Create Your Own Cultural Story

5. Write a short story using your own cultural background or a culture you find interesting. Include a multiplication problem in your story. Use words like "groups of," "each had," or "sets of."

6. Write the multiplication sentence for your story problem:

_______ × _______ = _______

7. Show your working using pictures, arrays, or repeated addition:

8. Explain how multiplication helped solve the problem in your story: