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A lesson plan for grades 3–4 Mathematics

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Using the E-Example simulation, students will model multiplication facts on the number line and compare various representations. Illuminations provides all activity sheets necessary for completing the lesson. Using an online simulation program, students predict which runner will be farther along by multiplying strides by distance traveled.

Students will:

  • Compare representations of multiplication on the number line.
  • Find the product of two factors 0-9.

NCTM Standards and Expectation covered in this lesson include:

  • Describe, extend, and make generalizations about geometric and numeric patterns.
  • Represent and analyze patterns and functions, using words, tables, and graphs.
  • Model problem situations with objects and use representations such as graphs, tables, and equations to draw conclusions.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

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.

Grade 4

  • Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will read, write, model, and compute with non-negative rational numbers.
    • Objective 1.02: Develop fluency with multiplication and division:
      • Two-digit by two-digit multiplication (larger numbers with calculator).
      • Up to three-digit by two-digit division (larger numbers with calculator).
      • Strategies for multiplying and dividing numbers.
      • Estimation of products and quotients in appropriate situations.
      • Relationships between operations.