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Multiplication Foundations Practice

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Multiplication Foundations Practice

Arrays and groups illustration

🔢 Part 1: Arrays and Multiplication

1. Count the dots in this array. Write the multiplication sentence.

Array: 3 rows of 4 dots

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Multiplication sentence: _____ × _____ = _____

2. Look at this array. Choose the correct multiplication sentence.

Array: 2 rows of 5 stars

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2 × 5 = 10

5 × 5 = 25

2 × 2 = 4

3. Draw an array for 4 × 3 in the box below.

👥 Part 2: Equal Groups

4. There are 3 groups of sheep. Each group has 4 sheep.

Group 1: 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

Group 2: 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

Group 3: 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

How many groups? _____

How many in each group? _____

Total sheep: _____ × _____ = _____

5. Circle the pictures that show equal groups.

3 groups of 2 apples each

2 groups with 3 apples, 1 group with 5 apples

4 groups of 3 oranges each

6. Make 5 equal groups of 2. Draw them in the box.

Multiplication sentence: _____ × _____ = _____

➕ Part 3: From Addition to Multiplication

7. Change these repeated addition sentences into multiplication sentences.

a) 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8

Multiplication: _____ × _____ = _____

b) 5 + 5 + 5 = 15

Multiplication: _____ × _____ = _____

8. Write both the repeated addition AND multiplication sentence for this picture.

🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎

Repeated addition: _____ + _____ + _____ + _____ = _____

Multiplication: _____ × _____ = _____

9. Explain in your own words: What does multiplication mean?

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