Students will practise skip counting to identify multiples of particular numbers. This approach will help them recognise patterns and build a stronger foundation in multiplication. Students will practice skip counting to identify multiples with a game called Escape the Multiples Maze.

Students will investigate multiples and look for connections and patterns to make ‘I noticed’ statements.

Students will explore factors by investigating and analysing various number cards. This inquiry will deepen their understanding of factors and their role in multiplication and division.

Students will identify factors and make connections between numbers that share similar factor amounts, enhancing their understanding of how factors relate to one another and to the structure of numbers. Students will use their findings to create factor bug buddies.

Students will explore the relationship between multiplying by 2 and 4, discovering that doubling a number twice provides an effective strategy for multiplying by 4. This approach reinforces their understanding of multiplication patterns and strengthens their fluency with related times tables. Students can practice multiplying by 2 and 4 by playing a hands-on target practice game.

Students will explore using times table connections to multiply numbers by 3 and by 6. Students will apply their understanding to a potion making activity.

This lesson will explore the connection between multiplying by 4 and 8. Students will use this relationship to develop an effective strategy for multiplying by 8. Students will practice multiplying by 4 and 8 by playing a game called Back Yard Bingo.

Students will apply their understanding of multiplying by 10 and the concept of equal groups to develop efficient strategies for multiplying by 9. Students will practice multiplying by 9 by playing a game called Carrot Connections.

Students will revisit the strategies learned throughout this unit and apply them to develop an effective approach for multiplying by 7, reinforcing their understanding and problem-solving skills. They will practice multiplying by 7 by playing a game where they find a pathway to the Fire Egg.

Students will revisit the connection between each place value column and use this information to begin to multiply by ten. They will do this by exploring what happens to digits when they become 10x larger. In this lesson, students will play Cross the River, which is a dice/card game.

Students will recap on the connection between each place value column and use this knowledge to dive into the concept of multiplying by 10, 100 and 1,000. They will use this information to find out who won the monster eating contest.

Students will use flexible thinking to manipulate and multiply multiples of 10, developing strategies that enhance their understanding of number patterns and multiplication. They will practice their strategies whilst playing a game called Going for Gold.

This lesson uses picture dots and place value columns to show the conceptual process of multiplying large amounts with regrouping. This will provide the foundation for partial product and short multiplication. Students will practice using picture dot multiplication to find out how much money the animals spent on their snow holidays.

Students will use grid method to multiply. This involves partitioning the numbers into like units and multiplying each unit, before adding the amounts at the end to find the total. Students will practice this strategy whilst calculating how much each customer has spent at a music store.

Students will apply their knowledge of grid strategy from the previous lesson and use it to engage in an activity that involves matching odd socks.

Students will explore using partial product to multiply larger amounts. Partial product strategy involves finding the product of two numbers, which are broken into parts. Each part is multiplied separately, before being added together to find the final total. They will practice this strategy by playing a game called Snowball Pile Up.

Students will continue to use partial product strategy to solve 3-digit x 1-digit number sentences. Students will use the strategy to calculate the cost of each lion’s lunch.

Students will use their multiplication knowledge and skills to problem-solve and solve a mystery that involves finding a cupcake criminal.

Students will show their knowledge of all the key ideas from this multiplication unit. Please note, you can either complete an onscreen assessment or a printed version of the assessment.