Multiplication and Division - Multiply and Divide by 3 - Worksheet

The worksheet "Multiplying by 3" is a structured educational resource designed to help children enhance their multiplication and division skills, specifically focusing on the number three. The National Curriculum objective covered by this lesson is to count in multiples of 4, 8, 50, and 100, and to recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4, and 8 times tables. To support the lesson, differentiated sheets and teaching slides are provided, along with key vocabulary such as multiplication, multiply, multiples, equal groups, number sentence, represent, and more.

Children are encouraged to draw on their knowledge of counting in threes to begin multiplying by 3. They apply their understanding of equal groups through concrete and pictorial methods to solve questions and problems related to multiplication by 3. The worksheet includes word problems where students fill in the gaps for repeated addition and the corresponding multiplication number sentences. For those who have mastered the concept, questions like "64 x 3" are solved by breaking down the problem into "60 x 3" and "4 x 3" and then combining the answers. The worksheet also prompts reasoning and problem-solving through questions that ask students to use concrete or pictorial representations, write number sentences, and explain their reasoning, thus deepening their comprehension of the multiplication process.