Multiplicative thinking resources

Students show how to work out the number of 1-digit that there are in 2-digit numbers.

Students draw lines to divide up shapes into equal parts and name the fractional value of the part.

Students partition sets of objects and show how to work out fractions of quantities (using fractions as operators).

Students find and show given fractions of shapes and sets of counters.

Students use fractions as operators to find unit fractions of a given whole number.

Students show how to partition a number of counters and identify the fraction shared.

Students find fractional amounts of a total number of Easter eggs.

Students complete equations by multiplying to given products on a multiplication wheel.

Students use cuisenaire rods to work out part-whole fraction problems.

Students use percentages to calculate heights of a building from the total height. They then explain how to calculate another percentage.

In this practical task students use counters to show fractions of whole numbers.

Students answer questions about weight and number of packets of biscuits for a school fundraising project.

Students use doubling and halving to solve multiplication problems.

Students calculate how many adults got into a concert for free using information about the number of concert-goers and the ratio of free adults to children.

This task requires students to exhibit multiplication basic facts, and answer story problems about vegetables that require multiplication.

Students use multiplication to solve problems about window cleaning an office building.

Students compare fractions, identify which is larger, and explain or show their reasoning.

Students answer question about partitioning pizzas between people.

Students use multiplication and division to work out the number of boxes of cherries picked, and cartons filled.

Students solve practical word problems.

Students answer maths problems involving multiplication, and show their working.

Students answer questions involving adding and subtracting fractions of food.

Students calculate the numbers of pieces of fruit and vegetables divided evenly into bags, and any remainder.

Students show how to divide given amounts into the number of groups of a given size.

Students select the best estimate for division and multiplication problems involving stamps, money, and baskets of pinecones.