Multiplication: Booklet 2 - Sample Booklet

Multiplication: Booklet 2 Sample from Pattern Press is a free downloadable PDF that introduces beginning long multiplication concepts through visual models, patterns, and hands-on learning.

This sample includes teacher-guided lessons, sample dialogues, games, assessments, and worksheet activities designed to help students understand multiplication through structure, visual representation, and conceptual learning rather than memorization.

This sample is a portion of a larger, complete curriculum designed to build a deep understanding of multiplication through visual models, conceptual thinking, and discovery.

Topics included in this sample:

• Assessment and post-assessment
• Introduction to the distributive property of multiplication
• Arrays and array modeling
• Breaking numbers into parts (“breaking up times”)
• Arrays to boxes strategy
• Distributive property applications
• Easier array methods
• Expanded tables
• Expanding numbers (vertical method)
• Expanded multiplication
• Practice problems
• Short notation for multiplication
• Word problems
• “Show You Know” review
• Factoring with manipulatives
• Factoring with recording
• Answer key included in Parent/Teacher Guide

Learning Focus Includes:

• Introducing beginning long multiplication concepts through visual models and structured examples
• Exploring the distributive property as a foundation for multiplication understanding
• Building understanding of arrays and how they represent multiplication relationships
• Developing strategies for breaking numbers into parts to simplify computation
• Connecting expanded forms of numbers to multiplication processes
• Strengthening understanding of place value within multiplication work
• Building familiarity with factoring through hands-on representation
• Recognizing patterns in multiplication tables and expanded tables
• Developing early problem-solving skills using visual and written methods
• Supporting conceptual understanding of multiplication before procedural fluency

Perfect for:

• Homeschool families
• Classroom teachers
• Charter school curriculums
• Tutors and math intervention programs
• Visual and conceptual learners
• Hands-on math instruction

Click on the title below to download this free sample. Once fulfilled, it can be printed and used immediately in homeschool, classroom, or tutoring settings.