1. I Just Thought You Would Like to Know…
A Book About Multiplication
By: M. Carlson, K. Frink, and C. Castro

2. 3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Did you know that multiplication is the operation of combining equal groups to find the product?
3x2=6
3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Combining equal groups means putting them together .
Equal groups have the same amount in each group.
The product in multiplication is the total amount or answer. 3
X 2 6
Six is the product of three times 2.
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3. 3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Did you know that multiplication is the operation of combining equal groups to find the product?
3x2=6
3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
When you add the numbers in equal groups you find the product
= 3 x 2
= 3 x 2
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4. 3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Did you know that multiplication is the operation of combining equal groups to find the product?
3x2=6
3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
You can skip count to find a product
You can use a 100’s chart to skip count.
You can use a number line to skip count.
You can use manipulatives to skip count.
You can use your multiplication facts to skip count.
By 2’s: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
By 5’s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
By 10’s: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
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5. 3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Did you know that multiplication is the operation of combining equal groups to find the product?
3x2=6
3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
An array is a set of objects in equal rows and equal columns
An array is a picture of multiplication c r o w l u m n
3x4=12
Three times four equals 12
3 columns by 4 rows = 12
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6. 3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Did you know that multiplication is the operation of combining equal groups to find the product?
3x2=6
3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Multiplication has specific vocabulary and symbols
The numbers to multiply are factors
The total number is the product
The operation symbol, x, tells you to multiply 3
x 2 6
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7. 3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Did you know that multiplication is the operation of combining equal groups to find the product?
3x2=6
3 groups of 2 M&Ms equals 6 M&Ms in all.
Multiplication equations can be represented in different ways
3x2=6
2x3=6
6=3x2
6=2x3
3x?=6
2x =6
6=?x3
6= x2 3
X 2 6 3
X ? 6 3 X 6 ?
X 2 6
X 2 6
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