Understand and represent multiplicative structures
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils look in depth at how multiplication equations relate to the situations and problems they represent. Pupils explain what each factor in an equation represents both in multiplication and division contexts. They partition one of the factors in a multiplication equation and consider the most efficient way to apply this to solve problems. This will lead to work on the distributive law which underpins partitioning strategies for multiplication and division.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Recognise equal groups and repeated addition
- Use arrays and skip counting to model multiplication
- Understand multiplicative comparison (e.g., "twice as many")
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils look in depth at how multiplication equations relate to the situations and problems they represent. Pupils explain what each factor in an equation represents both in multiplication and division contexts. They partition one of the factors in a multiplication equation and consider the most efficient way to apply this to solve problems. This will lead to work on the distributive law which underpins partitioning strategies for multiplication and division.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Recognise equal groups and repeated addition
- Use arrays and skip counting to model multiplication
- Understand multiplicative comparison (e.g., "twice as many")
Understand and represent multiplicative structures
In this unit pupils will explain how each part of a multiplication and division equation relates to a story. They will partition one of the factors in a multiplication equation in different ways using representations.
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