Multiplication as repeated addition (age 6+)
Solve problems involving multiplication and division using arrays, repeated addition, mental methods, and known facts
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If you tell your child 'you have 5 bags with 4 marbles in each — how many altogether?', can they figure it out using objects, a drawing, or mental adding?
Solve problems involving multiplication and division using arrays, repeated addition, mental methods, and known facts
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- Solve 'There are 5 bags with 2 apples in each. How many apples?' using repeated addition or known fact
- Solve 'Share 15 sweets equally among 3 children' using grouping
- Draw an array to solve a multiplication problem in context
“If you tell your child 'you have 5 bags with 4 marbles in each — how many altogether?', can they figure it out using objects, a drawing, or mental adding?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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