Multiplication and division - Multiply two digits by one digit 1 - Planning

In a Year 3 mathematics lesson on multiplication, students learn how to multiply two-digit numbers by a one-digit number without the need for exchanging. The lesson utilises a range of resources, including place value charts, counters, base 10 blocks, and worksheets to facilitate learning. Key vocabulary such as 'multiplication', 'division', 'partitioning', 'tens', 'ones', and 'repeated addition' are introduced to help children grasp the concepts. The lesson begins with a recap of using repeated addition to understand multiplication, and children are encouraged to use concrete manipulatives to represent their calculations, reinforcing their understanding of partitioning.

During the lesson, children engage in activities that involve solving word problems and representing calculations with base 10 blocks. They are reminded that multiplication is essentially repeated addition, and they practice this concept with examples like multiplying 21 by 3, visualising the process to arrive at the answer. Further activities use place value counters to represent multiplication problems, such as 22 multiplied by 4, helping students visualise the concept of tens and ones. The lesson progresses to showing the formal written method of multiplication alongside pictorial representations, allowing students to draw connections between the two. Differentiated worksheets are provided for independent learning, catering to varying levels of understanding from working towards the expected level to greater depth. The lesson concludes with a reflective 'Give me five' activity, where students consider what they've learned, the skills they've used, and how to remember the day's lesson.