This versatile activity can be used as a simple sorting activity, or for the beginning of a class display or art activity.
Students are required to identify key language that helps them decide whether the problem is asking them to multiply or divide. They can then either stick the problems on the T-chart template or use one of the problems from the worksheet to create a visual display. The choice is yours.
This resource is part of the Multiplication and Division Word Problems Unit Plan- Year 3.
Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies
Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts
Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate problems using number sentences and choose calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation
Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies
Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas
Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems
Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used
Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division
Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent numbers to at least tens of thousands
Represents and compares decimals up to 2 decimal places using place value
Selects and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving 2- and 3-digit numbers
Completes number sentences involving addition and subtraction by finding missing values
Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems
Completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values
Students can take one of the problems and create a visual display from their chosen problem. They can either draw a diagram or an array to match.