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 both TEKS and Common Core math curriculums, 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 math operations that students learn in elementary school, and it's important to outfit them 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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Multiplication With Equal Groups – Color by Number Worksheet
Guide your students to determine a multiplication problem for an equal groups model with this color-by-number worksheet.
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Equal Groups Bracelet Designs – Multiplication Worksheets for 3rd Grade
Challenge your students to design bracelets by using the equal groups multiplication strategy with this set of 3rd grade math worksheets.
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Multiplication With Equal Groups Matching Activity
Reinforce how to relate multiplication and equal groups with this printable matching activity.
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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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Drawing Arrays Worksheet Pack
Review how to draw an array with your students as they complete this worksheet pack.
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Number Talks – Multiplication Representation Task Cards
Help your students discover different ways to represent multiplication with this set of number talk cards.
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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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I Have, Who Has? – Multiplication Representations
Use this whole-class game to reinforce your students’ understanding of the different representations of multiplication.
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Multi-Digit Multiplication Strategies Poster Pack
Teach your students about different multi-digit multiplication methods with this set of math posters.
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Multiplication Turkey Template - Cut and Paste
Create an adorable turkey craft to demonstrate multiplication strategies with this printable multiplication turkey template.
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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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Array Card Kaboom!
Boost your students’ understanding of arrays and multiplication with this engaging Kaboom card game.
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Multiplication Using Arrays Worksheet
Encourage your students to practice multiplication using arrays with this 2-page worksheet that guides them to build arrays and write them as multiplication sentences.
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Skip Counting Posters
Reinforce skip-counting and listing multiples of a number with this muted-rainbow number display.
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Multiplication With Arrays Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to connect multiplication with arrays with this 16-slide teaching presentation.
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Factors, Multiples, and Divisibility Rules Interactive Task Cards
Explore factors, multiples, and divisibility rules with these interactive task cards.
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Classroom Number Line to 100 - Including Factors
Help your students as they learn about number sense and factors with this Classroom Number Line to 100.
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Factors and Multiples Game — "Cave of the Tides" Escape Room
“Escape” the ordinary with this factors and multiples game that will engage your students in math review as they search for a secret tunnel.
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Multiplication Division Fact Family Interactive Task Cards
Use our digital multiplication division fact family task cards to give your students practice with arrays and basic facts.
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Fact Family Arrays Match-Up Game
Play this fact family arrays matching game with your students to give them practice identifying multiplication and division fact families.
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Arrays and Repeated Addition Interactive Task Cards
Use our arrays and repeated addition interactive task cards to introduce multiplication in a way your learners will more easily understand.
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Dividing and Multiplying by Multiples of 10 Interactive Task Cards
Practice dividing and multiplying by multiples of 10 with this engaging interactive task card activity.
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Least Common Multiple Worksheet
Share this lowest common multiple worksheet with your students to give them varied practice with this foundational concept.
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Place Value Slider Set
Break out this place value slider set for a hands-on way to demonstrate multiplying and dividing whole numbers and decimals by powers of ten.
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Area Model Multiplication Small Group Activity
Review multiplication using the area model with this small group activity.
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Using the Area Model for Multiplication Interactive Task Cards
Give your students digital practice with area model multiplication by assigning this set of 24 interactive task cards.
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Multiplying With Equal Groups – Small Group Bingo
Download this multiplication bingo game to help students understand the concept of using equal groups.
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Area Model of Multiplication Task Cards
Guide your students to use area model multiplication to solve multi-digit multiplication problems with this set of 24 task cards.
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Multiplication as Repeated Addition – Interactive Picture Reveal
Help your students understand the relationship between repeated addition and multiplication with this interactive picture reveal.
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Multiplication Mountain (Equal Groups) Board Game
Reinforce how to use equal groups to solve multiplication problems with this printable math game.
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Equal Groups Multiplication Task Cards
Highlight how to use equal groups to solve multiplication problems with this set of 24 task cards.
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Multiplication as Repeated Addition Task Cards
Reinforce how repeated addition and multiplication are related with this set of 24 task cards.