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Partitioning Pirate and Penguin

Partitioning Pirate and Penguin
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Description

Help your students understand how to partition to solve simple multiplication problems. This resource is perfect for students who are struggling to understand how partitioning can help them solve simple multiplication problems. 

With Our Partition Pirate and Penguin, students can pretend to ‘chop’ and ‘break apart’ arrays. They will begin to ‘see’ the distributive property of multiplication and understand how to make solving multiplication problems a breeze!

Suitable for
  • Fast Finishers
  • Relief Teachers
  • Parents
Lesson Structure
  • Rotations / Group Work
Curriculum Codes

AC9M2N05 9

Multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, equal grouping, arrays, and partitioning to support a variety of calculation strategies

ACMNA031 8.4

Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays

ACMNA032 8.4

Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations

MA1-1WM old

Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols

MA1-6NA old

Uses a range of mental strategies and concrete materials for multiplication and division

MA1-FG-01 new

Uses the structure of equal groups to solve multiplication problems, and shares or groups to solve division problems

VCMNA108

Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays

VCMNA114

Apply repetition in arithmetic operations, including multiplication as repeated addition and division as repeated subtraction

VCMNA109

Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations

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