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A lesson plan for grade 3 English Language Arts and Mathematics

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This lesson, the sixth of an eight-part unit from Illuminations titled “Multiplying Meanings,” introduces the multiplication model known as “cross products of sets.” While not commonly presented as a model for multiplication, this model proves useful to students when they solve probability problems in which they must determine all possible outcomes. In this model, multiplication can be represented in a tree diagram. The children’s book Each Orange Had Eight Slices focuses on multiplication and gives the students a model with realistic settings. The lesson closes with students writing original problems using this model.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

English Language Arts (2004)

Grade 3

  • Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
    • Objective 2.02: Interact with the text before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing by:
      • setting a purpose.
      • previewing the text.
      • making predictions.
      • asking questions.
      • locating information for specific purposes.
      • making connections.
      • using story structure and text organization to comprehend.

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 3

  • Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will model, identify, and compute with whole numbers through 9,999.
    • Objective 1.03: Develop fluency with multiplication from 1x1 to 12x12 and division up to two-digit by one-digit numbers using:
      • Strategies for multiplying and dividing numbers.
      • Estimation of products and quotients in appropriate situations.
      • Relationships between operations.
    • Objective 1.06: Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.