Multiplication and Division - Multiply by 1 and 0 - Worksheet

The worksheet titled "Multiply by 1 and 0" is designed to enhance the fluency and precision of primary school students in their multiplication skills. The National Curriculum objective for this lesson is for students to use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide mentally, with a specific focus on multiplying by 0 and 1, dividing by 1, and multiplying together three numbers. To facilitate learning, differentiated sheets and teaching slides are provided as resources. Students are encouraged to explore the concept of multiplication using concrete equipment and pictorial representations to understand the outcomes of multiplying numbers by 1 and 0.

Key questions posed in the lesson include practical tasks like using number pieces to show the results of multiplying various numbers by 1 and 0, prompting students to observe and discuss the effects of these operations. The children are expected to recognise that multiplying any number by 1 leaves the number unchanged, while multiplying by 0 results in zero. They are tasked with filling in missing information to complete equations and explaining the differences between the two types of multiplication. The worksheet also includes reasoning and problem-solving sections where students identify incorrect calculations, explain the mistakes made, and correct them. Additionally, they are asked to illustrate their understanding through drawings and to apply their knowledge to real-life scenarios to determine outcomes based on the principles of multiplying by 1 and 0.