Lesson 17
Match and Draw Arrays
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to relate arrays to drawings of equal groups and describe arrays in terms of multiplication.
Lesson Narrative
Students first match arrays to drawings of equal groups. Then, they redraw drawings of equal groups as arrays. The work of this lesson connects to upcoming lessons when students represent arrays with expressions and equations. Make connecting cubes or counters available to students who need them.
Keep collecting ideas that arise about commutativity.
- Engagement
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Relate arrays to drawings of equal groups and describe them in terms of multiplication.
Student Facing
- Let’s match arrays to equal groups and draw arrays.
Required Materials
Required Preparation
Activity 1:
- Create a set of cards from the blackline master for each group of 2 or 4 students.
CCSS Standards
Addressing
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 20 min |
| Activity 2 | 15 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
What question do you wish you had asked today? When and why should you have asked it?
Suggested Centers
- Capture Squares (1–3), Stage 5: Multiply with 2, 5, and 10 (Addressing)
- Five in a Row: Multiplication (3–5), Stage 1: Factors 1–5 and 10 (Addressing)
Print Formatted Materials
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| Student Task Statements | docx | |
| Lesson Cover Page | docx | |
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| Blackline Masters | zip |