Whole Numbers

Multiplication
Problem: 243 x 3
Manipulative: Base 10 Blocks
Model: Addition
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Use Partial Products

Set-up Steps

Problem: 36 x 4
Manipulative: Popsicle sticks
Model: Addition
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Use Partial Products
Problem: 133 x 2
Manipulative: Hierarchal materials
Model: Addition
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Use partial products and add like units

Problem: 37 x 22
Manipulative: Base 10 blocks
Model: Area
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Use partial products, multiplication by 10, add like units.

Set-up
Problem: 122 x 32
Manipulative: Hierarchal materials
Model: Area
Show set-up, steps to solution, the final solution, and label the final answer.
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Use Partial products

Solution

3,904

Steps
Problem: 23 x 34
No manipulatives. Draw out the solution. See Tucker p 156.
Model: Area
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Use Partial Products

Set-up Steps Solution

20 3 20 3 690 782
30 30 600 90 = 690 + 92
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4 4 80 12 = 92 782

Division
Problem: 48 8
Manipulative: Popsicle sticks
Model: Take- away
Show set-up, steps to solution, the final solution, and label the final answer.
Identify an appropriate Big Idea.
Write one question to focus how you solve the problem (*Hint: use your models; you should
ask a different question based on what model you are using)

Set-up Steps Solution

8 6R0
Problem: 144 12
Manipulative: Popsicle sticks
Model: Partition
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Trade remainders for smaller units
Write one question to focus how you solve the problem: How many does each person get?
 Problem: 126 6
Manipulative: Popsicle sticks
Model: Measurement
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Divide one unit at a time
Write one question to focus how you solve the problem: How many groups are there?

Set-Up

Solution
Steps to the solution 21 Groups
Problem: 36 4
Manipulative: Popsicle sticks
Model: Comparison
Identify an appropriate Big Idea. Divide one unit at a time
Write one question to focus how you solve the problem: How many times can the first number
compare to the second number?