Drawing Rows and Columns

Worksheet Description

This worksheet provides a visual and interactive approach to understanding multiplication as repeated addition. Students are given addition equations that they must represent by drawing rows of dots to create arrays. An example at the top shows how to translate the equation “5 + 5 + 5 = 15” into an array of three rows with five dots each. The worksheet features several blank arrays alongside addition equations, and students are instructed to fill these arrays with the correct number of dots corresponding to the given equations.

The worksheet is designed to teach students the foundational concept that multiplication is an organized form of repeated addition. By drawing arrays, students learn to visualize and count groups, which reinforces their understanding of how multiplication works. This hands-on activity not only aids in learning multiplication facts but also helps develop fine motor skills and attention to detail as students create the arrays. Ultimately, the goal is to build a concrete understanding of multiplication that will support further mathematical learning.