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Multiplication: reSolve Market

This sequence of 8 tasks builds the mathematical ideas idea of multiplication as ‘how many groups’ and ‘how much in each group’. Students learn that ‘how many groups’ and ‘how much in each group’ is represented in the array, where rows and columns represent factors that can be multiplied to find the product. Through the context of a fruit market, students work with and create arrays to represent known multiplication facts. Professional learning for teachers is integrated throughout the sequence.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 3
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Mathematics investigation
Keywords	arrays, division, multiplication
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Multiplication and division
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M3N04 Multiply and divide one- and two-digit numbers, representing problems using number sentences, diagrams and arrays, and using a variety of calculation strategies AC9M3N03 Add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers using place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to assist in calculations without a calculator
Numeracy progression	Multiplicative strategies (P4) National numeracy (Multiplicative strategies)
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Organisation	reSolve Maths by Inquiry
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