Instructions for Pupils
1. Tap to begin. 2. Solve each of the problems using the Area Model for multiplication. 3. Use the :draw: tools to help you. 4. Use your stylus to help you as well. 5. Tap to submit.
Why? This is a strategy that supports conceptual understanding of multiplication. It shows visually how 2 and 3-digit multiplication problems are a series of smaller multiplication problems. I can demonstrate fluency with multiplication facts. (Math 4.1.1.1a) I can multiply multi-digit numbers using multiple strategies. (Math 4.1.1.3)