Multiplication

We've started the exciting third grade concept of multiplication! We started off by making lists of items that come grouped in different amounts - things like 2 shoes in a pair, 7 days in a week, 12 eggs in a carton. Today we used these lists to make up our own story problems.

For example, one story could be:

There are 4 tricycles in the preschool playground. Each tricycle has three wheels. How many wheels in all.

We also learned that multiplications sentences can be written like this: 3 x 4= 12. Because multiplication is simply combining equal groups, I think of the x as "groups of". Therefore the sentence can be read: 3 groups of 4 equals 12.

Have fun practicing at home!