Multiplicative Reasoning - Grades 3-8

Goals and Standards

Colorado Academic Standards:

• 3.OA.A. Operations & Algebraic Thinking: Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division
  • 3.OA.A.1 Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7.
  • 3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Mathematical Practice Standards: 

• Make sense of problems & persevere in solving them.
• Model with mathematics.
• Use appropriate tools strategically.
• Attend to precision.
• Look for & make use of structure.​

Learning Goals:

• Students can use groups to count how many objects they see and write multiplication equations to match.
• Students can label units and show their thinking with numbers, words and pictures.