Using area models to visually break apart complex arrays into two smaller, easier-to-manage arrays.
A targeted 10-minute intervention lesson using visual models to help third-grade students grasp the concept of equivalent fractions.
A culminating challenge where students use all properties to solve a complex multi-step problem.
Building fact families to illustrate the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.
Connecting division to multiplication by finding missing factors in array models.
Using the associative property to find more efficient paths to solving multiplication problems.
