Multiplication With Arrays

Many students are SO excited to learn multiplication. Many ‘claim’ to know some facts and think this concept is a breeze! But … do your students really understand the meaning of multiplication? Can they represent the equation in a visual manner? This teaching presentation aims to help your students form a concrete understanding of how to represent a multiplication equation with an array.

With this teaching presentation, students will learn how to:

• Sort objects into rows and columns with an equal number in each.
• The definition of an array.
• Represent the same number with different arrays.
• Write the number sentence for a given array.

The presentation uses animations to help visualise arranging groups of objects into equal rows and columns and gives tips on identifying the corresponding multiplication fact.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your maths lessons. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Supporting Students

Assist students who need help understanding the concepts by providing them with manipulatives such as counters, centi-cubes, mini-erasers, etc. Students can then use the manipulatives to create the same arrays as featured in the presentation.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

Encourage students who need a bit of a challenge to create related division equations for each array

Easily Present This Resource to Your Students

This resource downloads as a Microsoft PowerPoint. It uses animation features that are best viewed in Presentation Mode.

This resource was created by Melissa McLaren, a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

Don’t stop there! We’ve got more activities and resources that cut down on lesson planning time:  

teaching resource Multiplication Array Puzzles Guide your students to match arrays, multiplication facts and repeated addition sentences with this set of puzzles. teaching resource Multiplication With Arrays Bingo Review how arrays and multiplication facts are related with this whole-class Bingo game.