Multiplication with Arrays

Multiplication with Arrays

Course overview

This course teaches Grade 3 students how to use arrays as a visual model for multiplication. Students learn to read rows and columns, turn arrays into repeated addition and multiplication equations, and use arrays to solve and check facts.

What students will learn

• Read arrays as equal rows and columns.
• Count arrays by row or by column.
• Turn arrays into repeated addition sentences.
• Write multiplication equations from array pictures.
• Use arrays to check multiplication facts and fact families.

Lessons

• Arrays as Rows and Columns - Learn how arrays organize equal groups in a picture.
• Turn Arrays into Multiplication Sentences - Move from a picture to repeated addition and multiplication equations.
• Solve Facts with Arrays - Use arrays to solve facts, check answers, and practice turn-around facts.

Parent guide

Work through the course with small counters, stickers, or quick sketches. Ask your child to say what the rows are, what the columns are, and how the picture turns into a multiplication sentence. Keep practice visual and short so the structure of the array stays clear.

Completion

A student finishes this course when they can read an array, write the matching multiplication sentence, explain repeated addition from the picture, and use arrays to check a fact family.