Maths

Y3 Maths

Key Stage 2

Year 3

Multiplication and division

In this lesson, we will introduce the 3 times table and look at the key vocabulary 'products' and 'multiples'. We will use visual representations to aid our understanding including number lines, and real life objects.

Recalling the 3 times table

In this lesson, we will introduce the 4 times table through skip-counting, and represent multiples of 4 in a number of visual ways. We will compare the terms multiple and product.

Recalling the 4 times table

In this lesson, we will create and use arrays to visually aid multiplication, and accurately answer questions. We will study the difference between visualising columns and rows, and the effect on how the calcuation is written.

Using arrays to represent the 3 and 4 times tables

In this lesson, we will introduce the term 'communtativity', and study the properties and laws of multiplication. We will use arrays to prove that multiplication is commutative.

Understanding multiplication can be completed in any order

In this lesson, we will compare arrays and bar models, and use them as ways of visualising multiplication questions. We will use bar models to help us solve multiplication problems.

Using bar models to represent known times tables

In this lesson, we will explore the concept of inverse operations with regards to multiplication and division. As a result, we will use our times tables knowledge to help us answer division questions.

Understanding that multiplication and division are inverse operations

In this lesson, we will use our knowledge of multiplication and division 'fact families' in order to find the missing number in a range of questions. We will use arrays to represent the relationship between inverse operations, and explore how fact families around multiplication and division help us discover new facts about multiplication and division.

Using the inverse operation to find missing numbers

In this lesson, we will consolidate our knowledge of multiplication and divison and apply our new strategies to further problems including incomplete multiplication tables and 'spot the error' activities.

Recalling multiplication and division facts

In this lesson, we will be using and applying known facts around fact families, multiples and factors to solve problems. We will, for example, look at how factors of a number help us determine multiples of near numbers.

Using factors and products to solve division problems

In this lesson, we will revisit arrays and bar models as ways of representing multiplication, as well as solving questions involving inverse operations and commutativity.

Consolidating multiplication and division knowledge (Part 1)

In this lesson lesson, we will investigate different factor pairs and look at the number of combinations possible within a set, summarised in data tables to find patterns.

Solving correspondence problems

In this lesson, we will look at the effect of doubling a number on the factors of that number, and investigate how the size of the number changes proportionally as we keep doubling.

Using doubles to multiply

In this lesson, we will learn how to solve 'ten times bigger' questions. We will look at different visual representations of making things ten times bigger, including number lines, bar models and Deines blocks.

Using ten times greater for known times tables

In this lesson, we will explore the use of, construction of, and selection of the most appropriate bar-models to help answer different types of multiplication and division questions.

Using bar models to represent word problems

In this lesson, we will revisit the use of factors and products to help solve multiplication and division problems, and revise the effects of multiplying a number by ten.

Key Stage 2, Maths, Multiplication and division