Understanding Multiplication: Third Grade Math Printable Lesson Plan
Lesson Title:”Understanding Multiplication: Third Grade Math”
Lesson Objective: Students will be able to understand the concept of multiplication and apply it to whole numbers up to 10.
Materials:
Introduction (10 minutes): Start the lesson by reviewing the concept of addition and its connection to multiplication. Write the number sentence “5 + 5 + 5 = 15” on the whiteboard and have students count out 15 base-10 blocks, then explain that this is the same as 3 groups of 5, or 3 x 5 = 15.
Direct Instruction (20 minutes): Introduce the multiplication tables for the numbers 1-10. Write the tables on the whiteboard and have students work in pairs to practice memorizing them using the multiplication flashcards. As they work, circulate the room to provide assistance and check for understanding. Next, have students work independently to complete a worksheet that practices basic multiplication problems. This will serve as a formative assessment of their understanding of the concept.
Guided Practice (20 minutes): Divide the class into small groups and provide each group with a set of multiplication problems. Have them work together to solve the problems, using base-10 blocks to visualize the process and practicing the multiplication tables. As they work, circulate the room to provide assistance and check for understanding.
Independent Practice (20 minutes): Provide students with a worksheet to complete independently. This worksheet should include a variety of multiplication problems and should encourage students to use the multiplication tables to solve them.
Closure (10 minutes): As a class, review the concepts covered in the lesson and have students share any strategies they found helpful when solving multiplication problems. Next, create a class chart listing the strategies discussed.
Assessment: Formative assessment will be used throughout the lesson to check for understanding, including the worksheets completed during direct instruction and guided practice. A summative assessment will be given at the end of the unit to assess student mastery of the concept.
Note: It is important to relate the concept of multiplication to the concept of repeated addition and the properties of multiplication, such as commutativity and associativity. Also, it is important to encourage students to use visual aids like the base-10 blocks, or number lines, to help them understand the concept and perform the operations correctly.
