The distributive property is a great tool to help with mental math and simplifying larger multiplication problems. Use this scaffolded resource with your students as an introduction to the distributive property.

Get your students talking about multiplication facts!

Ask your students to uncover what went wrong in these multiplication problems.

Review key division terms dividend, quotient, array, skip count, repeated subtraction, and divisor in this word-matching exercise.

Think about the importance of determining the factors of a product.

Find the total by writing both repeated addition and multiplication equations.

The associative property means you can rearrange the numbers in a multiplication problem and still get the same answer. Students will practice applying this property in various forms and thinking critically about the important math concept.

Let's get multiplying! Area model visuals allows children to see the layers of computation within a multi-digit multiplication problem.

Help your child gain confidence with multiplication. Give her a hand practicing multiplying double digits by single digits.

The area model visual allows children to see the layers of computation within a multi-digit multiplication problem.

No reason to claim the dog ate your homework or an alien abducted your notes -- for this math assignment, you'll be the grader!

Use your multiplication knowledge to cross to the finish line in this third- and fourth-grade maze!

Practice solving multiplication problems using the partial product method!

Turn up the brainpower with a true-or-false mathematical challenge for third and fourth graders!

Can your fourth grader assist Zoey Chase in tracking down this conspicuous culprit? Working through these multi-digit multiplication problems is the first step!