Box Method Review

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is a multiplication exercise that employs the box method to help students solve mathematical problems. It includes four problems, each with a pair of numbers to be multiplied together. An empty grid is provided for each problem, designed for students to break down each number according to place value and to calculate the product of each section. The first problem is completed as an example to demonstrate the method, showing the breakdown of the numbers and the subsequent addition of the partial products to obtain the final answer.

The purpose of the worksheet is to teach students how to use the box method for multiplication, which is a visual approach that breaks the multiplication process into smaller, more manageable steps. This method helps students understand the importance of place value in multiplication and to practice the distributive property of multiplication. By filling out the grids for each problem, students learn to systematically approach and solve multiplication problems involving larger numbers.