Use multiplication facts for recall practice, or choose larger factors for written multiplication. Ask the learner to record carries and partial products when checking column work.
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Easy factors are 1 to 10; medium factors are 1 to 15; hard factors are 1 to 25.
Questions use the × symbol and whole-number factors.
Duplicate expressions are avoided when the selected range permits.
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Algorithms
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CategoryNumber and operations · multiplication
Problem patternTwo-digit by one-digit multiplication
Worked example24 × 7 = 168
How to recognize it
One factor has tens and ones.
The same one-digit factor multiplies both place-value parts.
An array split into 20 by 7 and 4 by 7, giving partial products 140 and 28.
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Visual model
Area or array model
Best for: Seeing the distributive property
Split 24 into 20 and 4, then multiply both parts by 7.
Draw a 24-by-7 rectangle.
Split its width into 20 and 4.
Find 140 and 28, then combine them.
Trade-off: Shows why partial products work, but a proportional sketch is not required.
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Mental strategy
Partial products
Best for: Calculating with place value in mind
Compute each place-value product separately.
20 × 7 = 140.
4 × 7 = 28.
140 + 28 = 168.
Trade-off: Transparent and easy to check; it uses more written lines than the compact method.
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Written algorithm
Compact written method
Best for: Fluent work once place value is secure
Multiply from the ones place and regroup the extra tens.
7 × 4 = 28: write 8 and regroup 2 tens.
7 × 2 tens = 14 tens; add 2 tens.
Record 16 tens as 160, giving 168.
Trade-off: Compact, but regrouping can hide the partial products.
Check the resultEstimate 25 × 7 = 175, and divide 168 by 7 to recover 24.
Standards
Grade and standards reference
These mappings are planning references, not certification of curriculum alignment.
MultiplicationGrades 2, 3, 4, 5CCSS 3.OA–5.NBT
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Teaching notes
Let learners draw arrays for unfamiliar facts.
Mix oral fact practice with written calculation.
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Questions teachers and parents ask
How can I help my child memorize multiplication facts?
Choose a few facts to practise and ask the learner to explain them with equal groups or an array. Include some familiar facts in the next set. Reuse the seed and settings when you want the same questions again.
How should I move from facts to written multiplication?
Start with equal groups and basic multiplication facts. For written work, practise a two-digit number multiplied by one digit before combining two partial products in two-digit by two-digit multiplication.
Does the sheet use a times symbol?
Yes. Problems use × so they read naturally on a printed worksheet.
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Teach the idea, then practise it
Learning goals
Interpret multiplication through equal groups, arrays, and scaling.
Derive unfamiliar facts from known facts and properties.
Use partial products accurately for larger factors.
Quick understanding checks
The product has the expected size based on rounded factors.
Division by one factor returns the other factor.
Suggested teaching progression
RepresentBuild and draw equal groups or rectangular arrays.
ExplainUse commutative and distributive relationships to derive facts.
PractiseInterleave secure facts with a small number of facts still being learned.
Common misconceptions and responses
Multiplication is treated only as repeated counting.
Use arrays and split them into known facts, such as 7 × 8 = 5 × 8 + 2 × 8.
A place-value zero is lost in a partial product.
Name the value being multiplied—three tens, not the digit three—and record each partial product by value.
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Content reviewExplanations and examples reviewed 9 October 2026. Found a problem?Send a correction