LESSON 19

Multiplication

Success Criteria
In each box provided, put a tick (√) if you have understood, a cross (X) if you
don’t and a question mark (?) if you are not sure.

o I can add objects in equal groups.

o I can write multiplication equations.

Name: ______________________________
Class: Primary 1
Date: ______________________________
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Multiplication as repeated addition of the same number

1.

(a) There are 4 groups.

(b) There are 3 bananas in each group.
(c) It can be written as follows: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
4 threes = 12
4 groups of 3 = 12
4 × 3 = 12
There are bananas altogether.

2.

(a) There are 3 groups.

(b) There are 2 cars in each group.
(c) It can be written as follows: 2 + 2 + 2 = 6
3 twos = 6
3 groups of 2 = 6
3×2=6
There are cars altogether.

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 3. Look at the statement below.
“2 groups of 6 has the same value as 6 groups of 2”
Do you agree?
Draw diagrams to show the following.

2 groups of 6 6 groups of 2

Conclusion:

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 MULTIPLICATION AS REPEATED ADDITION

EXERCISE 1

1. Fill in the blanks.

(a)

+ =

There are _________ groups of 3.

(b)

+ + =

There are _________ groups of 2.

(c)

+ + + + + =

There are _________ groups of 4.

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 (d)

+ + + =

There are _________ groups of 6.

2. Circle the groups and fill in the blanks.

(a) 3 groups of 6

___________ + ___________ + ___________ = ___________

___________ sixes = ___________

There are ___________ butteflies altogether.

(b) 4 groups of 8

___________ + ___________ + ___________ + ___________ = ___________

___________ eights = ___________

There are ___________ keys altogether.

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 3. Match the parts which give the same answer.

(a)
8 +8+8+8

4 groups of 8

4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4

(b)
3+3+3+3+3+3

3 groups of 6

6+6+6

(c) 4 + 4 + 4 + 4+ 4 + 4 + 4

7 groups of 4

7+7+7+7

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 MULTIPLICATION EQUATION

EXERCISE 2

1. Circle the dots in equal groups.

Complete the multiplication equations.

(a)

5 groups of 4

5x4=

(b)
3 groups of 8

3x8=

(c) 8 groups of 2

8x2=

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 2. Look at the pictures and complete the multiplication equations.

(a)

x =

There are _______ triangles altogether.

(b)

x =

There are _______ buttons altogether.

(c)

x =

There are _______ pencils altogether.

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 LESSON 20
Multiplication Word Problem

Success Criteria
In each box provided, put a tick (√) if you have understood, a cross (X) if you
don’t and a question mark (?) if you are not sure.

o I can solve multiplication word problems.

Name: ______________________________
Class: Primary 1
Date: ______________________________
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Solving word problems

1. Highlight/Underline the clues in the question.

2. Identify the group and the item.
3. Complete the equation and write your answers.
4. Check your working and answer.

Sam has 3 boxes of coloured pencils.

Example

Each box contains 6 coloured pencils.

How many coloured pencils does Sam have?

There are 3 groups of 6 coloured pencils.

3 x 6 = 18

Sam has coloured pencils

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 MULTIPLICATION WORD PROBLEMS

EXERCISE 1

1. There are 4 spiders. Each spider has 8 legs.

How many legs do they have in all?

There are ________ groups of _________ legs.

They have _________ legs in all.

2. An octopus has 8 arms. There are 2 octopuses.

How many arms are there altogether?

There are ________ groups of _________ arms.

There are _________ arms altogether.

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 3. Zac has 10 jars of cookies.
There are 2 cookies in each jar.
How many cookies are there altogether?

There are ________ groups of _________ cookies.

There are _________ cookies altogether.

4. Daniel has 7 friends.

He buys 3 cupcakes for each friend.
How many cupcakes does Daniel buy?

There are ________ groups of _________ cupcakes.

Daniel buys _________ cupcakes.

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 5. There are 3 bears.
Each bear is given 4 pots of honey.
How many pots of honey are given to all the bears?

*Draw your own diagrams in the box below.

There are ________ groups of _________ pots of honey.

_________ pots of honey are given to all the bears.

6. There are 9 baskets of apples.

Each basket has 4 apples.
How many apples are there in all?

*Draw your own diagrams in the box below.

There are ________ groups of _________ apples.

There are _________ apples in all.

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 Notes

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