Grade 3

Introduction To
Basic
Multiplication
Fact Families Up To 5 x 5
The sign for multiplication is X.
You can say “multiplied by,”
“times,” or “groups of.”

Practice saying: “2 x 3 = 6”
“2 multiplied by 3 equals 6”
“2 times 3 equals 6”
2 groups of 3 equals 6”
 Parts of a Multiplication Equation
(Number Sentence)
The numbers have special names:

2x3=6
Factor X Factor = Product
The numbers you multiply are called “factors.”
The answer is called the “product.”
 Make sure you have
25 counters total.
You can use many
different small objects
as counters such as
cereal, buttons,
beads, lego… 😊
 Use your counters to build
2 groups of 1.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
2 x 1 = ___
Repeated Addition:
1 + 1 = ___
 Use your counters to build
2 groups of 2.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
2 x 2 = ___
Repeated Addition:
2 + 2 = ___
 Use your counters to build
2 groups of 3.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
2 x 3 = ___
Repeated Addition:
3 + 3 = ___
 Use your counters to build
2 groups of 4.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
2 x 4 = ___
Repeated Addition:
4 + 4 = ___
 Use your counters to build
2 groups of 5.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
2 x 5 = ___
Repeated Addition:
5 + 5 = ___
 Use your counters to build
3 groups of 1.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
3 x 1 = ___
Repeated Addition:
1 + 1 + 1 = ___
 Use your counters to build
3 groups of 2.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
3 x 2 = ___
Repeated Addition:
2 + 2 + 2 = ___
 Use your counters to build
3 groups of 3.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
3 x 3 = ___
Repeated Addition:
3 + 3 + 3 = ___
 Use your counters to build
3 groups of 4.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
3 x 4 = ___
Repeated Addition:
4 + 4 + 4 = ___
 Use your counters to build
3 groups of 5.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
3 x 5 = ___
Repeated Addition:
5 + 5 + 5 = ___
 Use your counters to build
4 groups of 1.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
4 x 1 = ___
Repeated Addition:
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = ___
 Use your counters to build
4 groups of 2.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
4 x 2 = ___
Repeated Addition:
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = ___
 Use your counters to build
4 groups of 3.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
4 x 3 = ___
Repeated Addition:
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = ___
 Use your counters to build
4 groups of 4.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
4 x 4 = ___
Repeated Addition:
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = ___
 Use your counters to build
4 groups of 5.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
4 x 5 = ___
Repeated Addition:
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = ___
 Use your counters to build
5 groups of 1.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
5 x 1 = ___
Repeated Addition:
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = ___
 Use your counters to build
5 groups of 2.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
5 x 2 = ___
Repeated Addition:
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = ___
 Use your counters to build
5 groups of 3.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
5 x 3 = ___
Repeated Addition:
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = ___
 Use your counters to build
5 groups of 4.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
5 x 4 = ___
Repeated Addition:
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = ___
 Use your counters to build
5 groups of 5.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
5 x 5 = ___
Repeated Addition:
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = ___
Multiplication Building Challenge:
Grab some more counters to explore
larger multiplication facts.
Use your counters to build different
multiplication facts.
Make sure you use equal groups.
How many counters all together?
How did you count your total?
 📸 Learning Highlights 📸
Take a photo of the
multiplication facts you
have built and share them
with your teacher by email.