Multiplication Strategies Teaching Resources
Introduce multiplication strategies to your students this school year with the help of worksheets, games and more activities designed to demystify multiplication for young math students!
From using arrays to skip counting, this collection of printable and digital teacher resources has been created with your lesson planning and your students in mind. You'll find resources aligned with the Australian maths curriculum, as well as editable options that can be easily differentiated for your students.
New to teaching multiplication or just looking for some handy tips and tricks? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Are Multiplication Strategies?
Multiplication is one of the core maths operations that students learn in elementary school, and it's important to outfit the with tools — or strategies — that help them understand and solve multiplication problems more easily.
In essence, that is what multiplication strategies are — methods students can use to find the product of any multiplication problem, based in core mathematical principles.
These aren't tricks that sometimes work but may also end up leaving students frustrated when they come across a problem where the 'trick' doesn't work. Multiplication strategies are problem solving avenues that can be applied to any multiplication problem.
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Activities for Multiplication and Division - Monkey Jungle Escape Room
Complete activities for multiplication and division like this escape room with your students to give them an engaging way to practise solving problems by modeling equal groups.
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Multiplication Chart
Print a handy multiplication chart for your students — it's free for teachers!
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Factors and Multiples Game — 'Cave of Tides' Escape Room
‘Escape’ the ordinary with this factors and multiples game that will engage your students in maths review as they search for a secret tunnel.
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Multiplication as Repeated Addition Worksheet Pack
Strengthen student understanding of multiplication and repeated addition with this worksheet pack designed for year 2 and 3 students.
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Multiplication With Arrays Bingo
Review how arrays and multiplication facts are related with this whole-class Bingo game.
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Fact Families Multiplication and Division Worksheets
Download these fact families multiplication and division worksheets to help your students visualise fact families with arrays.
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Area Model Multiplication Worksheets
Guide your students to use the area model when solving multi-digit multiplication problems with this 20-page worksheet pack.
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Introduction to Multiplication Strategies Teaching Slides
Introduce your students to different multiplication strategies such as arrays, equal groups, repeated addition and skip counting with this 34-page slide deck.
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Modelling Equal Groups in Multiplication Worksheets
Share these modelling equal groups in multiplication worksheets with your students to give them practise solving multiplication problems visually.
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Colour by Number – Repeated Addition and Multiplication
Guide your students to connect repeated addition with multiplication by completing this colour-by-code multiplication worksheet.
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Fact Families Division and Multiplication Interactive Task Cards
Use our digital fact families division and multiplication task cards to give your students engaging practice with arrays and basic facts.
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Cut and Paste Array Worksheets
Guide your students to match arrays and multiplication facts with these cut-and-paste worksheets.
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Hooray Arrays! Multiplication Worksheet Pack
Download this set of array worksheets to use when teaching your students how to relate addition and multiplication.
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Area Model Multiplication – Colour by Number Worksheet Pack
Download this colour-by-number worksheet pack for your students to practise using the area model when multiplying multi-digit numbers.
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Skip Counting by 2,3,4,5, & 10 Mystery Picture
Have your students uncover a mystery picture by solving skip counting problems to and multiply by 2,3,4,5 & 10.
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Multiplication as Repeated Addition PowerPoint
Teach multiplication as repeated addition with this easy-to-use PowerPoint presentation.
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Factors and Multiples Anchor Chart Set
Hang the posters in our factors and multiples anchor chart set up in your classroom to give your students an easy-to-understand reference.
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Match the Arrays Worksheet Pack
Give your students practise matching arrays and multiplication facts with these math worksheets for years 2 and 3.
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Desk-Sized Multiplication Charts for Students
Download 4 desk-size multiplication charts so every student can keep their own chart handy!
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Area Model Worksheet Pack
Teach your students how to determine factors and the product of an area model with this worksheet pack.
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Multiplication Arrays Mini-Book
Teach your students about multiplication and array models with this printable mini-book.
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Skip Counting and Multiplication Differentiated Worksheet
Use this differentiated worksheet set to provide independent practise using skip counting to solve multiplication expressions.
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Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10 Worksheet Set
Share this multiplying and dividing by powers of 10 worksheet set to help your students learn how to multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Drawing Arrays Worksheet Pack
Review how to draw an array with your students as they complete this worksheet pack.
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Multiplication Array Puzzles
Guide your students to match arrays, multiplication facts and repeated addition sentences with this set of puzzles.
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Multiplication With Models Worksheet
Guide your students to determine the product of single-digit factors with various multiplication models.
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Array Match-Up Activity
Challenge your students to create sets of arrays, multiplication facts and products with this matching game.
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Multiplication Using Arrays Worksheet
Encourage your students to practise multiplication using arrays with this worksheet.
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Array Races Multiplication Game – Facts 2, 3, 5 and 10
Create arrays to fill the board with this fun multiplication game.
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Multiples Posters 1–12
Reinforce skip-counting and listing multiples of a number with this muted rainbow number display.
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Multiples and Factors Worksheet Set
Use this multiples and factors worksheet set to help your students identify factor and multiple number pairs.
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Multiplication With Equal Groups – Colour by Number Worksheet
Guide your students to determine a multiplication problem for an equal groups model with this colour-by-number worksheet.