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Grade 3, Operations

Arrays and equal groups

See multiplication as rows, equal groups and repeated addition.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: Arrays
Write the number of rows, how many are in each row, and the total.
Level 2: Equal groups
Write the number of groups, how many are in each group, and the total.
Level 3: Repeated addition
Write each addition as a multiplication. Then write the total.

Worked example

How the sheet explains it

The helper printed at the top of each sheet: one solved example and the steps a student follows, before the first question. Every number sentence in it is proven by the same checker as the answer key.

Level 1: Arrays

  1. Each row goes across. Count the rows from top to bottom.
  2. There are 3 rows with 5 dots in each: 5 + 5 + 5 = 15.
  3. So 3 rows of 5 make 15, and 3 × 5 = 15.

Level 2: Equal groups

  1. Each box is one group. Count the boxes, then the dots in one box.
  2. 4 groups with 3 in each: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12.
  3. So 4 groups of 3 make 12, and 4 × 3 = 12.

Level 3: Repeated addition

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 4 × 6 = 24

  1. There are four 6s, so it is 4 groups of 6.
  2. Count by 6s: 6, 12, 18, 24. So 4 × 6 = 24.

Goes with

Reference sheets

One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:

  • Multiplying and dividing

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In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.3.c.5

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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