Modeling Multiplication

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is a visual math exercise aimed at helping students practice multiplication by viewing it as repeated addition. It features four sets of pictorial representations where groups of objects are arranged in rows and columns to form arrays. Each array corresponds to a multiplication problem, which the students are asked to decipher by counting the objects. Below each array, there is a line where students are expected to write the multiplication equation that represents the total count of objects.

The worksheet is teaching students how multiplication can be represented visually through arrays and how these arrays translate into multiplication problems. By counting the objects in each group and across the total array, students learn to associate the visual grouping with the abstract multiplication concept. This activity helps to cement the idea that multiplication is an efficient way to add equal groups of numbers. It also assists in developing the students’ ability to interpret and write multiplication equations from visual prompts, enhancing their overall number sense and comprehension of arithmetic operations.