can anyone share a differntiated multiplication lesson for grade 3.

This is pretty much the first time we are doing multiplication with the kids. Any ideas? TIA

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first grade teacher here - (sorry - my teaching terminology is off & I'm not sure if this is how you'd begin exactly, but...) I'm thinking along the lines of creating arrays - could tier 1 kids count the "length" & "width" of pre-made arrays & then count to find the product - tier 2 could perhaps create arrays with given dimensions & then find the product - tier 3 create arrays with a given product value?


HTH!

What does the Common Core list for the intro to multiplication?

Re: can anyone share a differntiated multiplication lesson for grade 3.

The first response on arrays is great.

Also, I spend some time making lists of things that come in 2's, 4's, etc wit the children. Then, I have the children write a multiplication story. (There were 4 trucks. Each truck had 4 tires. How many trucks were there in all). On the final product they write their word problem and also have to write 4X4 = 16, 4 +4 +4 +4 =16, and 4 groups of 4 tires equals 4 tires in all. They do a draft copy and then a final complete with a full illustration to motivate them. They love doing this and it works for all children.

Circles and Stars is another great activity do do to reinforce the concept of repeated addition. The kids love it. I have attached a website that explains in really well.

Another great game for differentiation once the kids start learning their facts. Make partners who know the same tables. Get an egg carton per partner group. Color the inside part (where the egg sits) different colors. Make a few red, blue, green, and yellow. On the board give the kids a color chart (this is where you can differentiate and give the children tables they are capable of solving independently). If I have a student who only knows the 0, 1, 2, and 3 tables then assign one of those numbers to each of the colors (Red= 2 for example). Give the kids one dice. Their goal is to get to 100 points, for example, to win the game. The kids put the dice in the egg carton, close it and shake it. They open it up.... They see the number 3 on the dice and and that it landed on the color red. So they would write 3 X 2 = 6 on their chart. Now their partner goes and follows the same routine. Each child adds the total of the products of his or her products after each turn until someone reaches the wining number of 100 (or a smaller number if you want the game to go quicker).

Hope this makes sense!

ETA: Click on the first link on google when you open the page below and you will find the game I was talking about.

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=circles+and+stars+multiplication&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Message edited 1/17/2012 7:54:20 AM.

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Thanks so much girls.