K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Decompose a Factor [Pdf]
Students will learn how to determine the product by decomposing the factors.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 5.nf Grass Seedlings
For the sake of this commentary, let R be the height of Rual's seedlings (of course students do not need to use a letter to represent any number in this task). Student must compare the size of each of two products (112xR, and 34xR) to...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Understanding Multiplication With Equal Groups
Third graders develop their understanding of multiplication by grouping objects into equal groups to model the factors and products.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fraction Multiplication as Scaling
Interpret how multiplying by a fraction greater or less than 1 affects the product. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Reasoning About Multiplication
This is a good task to work with kids to try to explain their thinking clearly and precisely, although teachers should be willing to work with many different ways of explaining the relationship between the magnitude of the factors and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Practice Multiply Single Digit Numbers
Practice questions multiplying various one-digit numbers where students have to determine the product or a factor.