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Place Value Multiplication Games

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Place Value Multiplication Games

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To multiply using place value strategies

Success Criteria: I can use place value to multiply numbers up to one million

📊 Part 1: Array Building & Area Models

1. Build this array: 23 × 15. Break it into place value parts and find the total area.

20 × 10 = _______

20 × 5 = _______

3 × 10 = _______

3 × 5 = _______

Total: _______

2. Use the distributive property to solve 34 × 26:

(30 + 4) × (20 + 6)

= (30 × 20) + (30 × 6) + (4 × 20) + (4 × 6)

= _____ + _____ + _____ + _____

= _______

3. Skip counting challenge! Complete this pattern by 250s:

250, 500, _____, 1000, _____, 1500, _____, 2000

🎮 Part 2: Place Value Matching Game

4. Match each multiplication to its place value breakdown:
A) 42 × 13
B) 56 × 24
C) 38 × 17
1) (50 + 6) × (20 + 4)
2) (40 + 2) × (10 + 3)
3) (30 + 8) × (10 + 7)
5. Place value multiplication with larger numbers. Choose the correct answer:

What is 2,500 × 40?

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

6. Real-world problem: A cinema has 125 rows with 48 seats in each row. How many seats are there altogether?

Method: ________________

Working:

Answer: _______ seats

🌟 Part 3: Challenge Activities

7. Extension Challenge: Use place value to multiply 4,250 × 36

Break down: 4,250 = _____ + _____ + _____

36 = _____ + _____

Show your working:

8. Differentiation Options: Choose your level:

Support: Use a calculator to check 25 × 14

Core: Solve 47 × 23 using place value

Extension: Find 3,400 × 250 mentally

9. Dyslexia-Friendly Option: Explain your multiplication strategy in words or pictures:

Teacher Notes: Provide number cards, grid paper, and calculators for checking. Allow verbal explanations for students who prefer speaking to writing. Use colour-coded place value charts for visual learners.

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