2-min Fluency Warm-up — Skip count by 3s.
Counting by 3s helps with the 3s times table!
Count by 3:
Count by 3:
For each picture write BOTH equations: the addition AND the multiplication.
Addition:
× =
Addition:
× =
Addition:
× =
Addition:
× =
Estimate First! Before you solve, circle: will the answer be MORE or LESS than 20? Then solve.
3 × 5
more than 20 / less than 20
Actual:
4 × 6
more than 20 / less than 20
Actual:
2 × 7
more than 20 / less than 20
Actual:
5 × 5
more than 20 / less than 20
Actual:
Now go backwards! Write each multiplication as repeated addition, then solve.
3 × 6
Repeated addition:
Answer:
4 × 4
Repeated addition:
Answer:
2 × 8
Repeated addition:
Answer:
5 × 3
Repeated addition:
Answer:
Show Two Different Ways — Solve 4 × 5 two ways: (1) repeated addition, (2) skip counting.
Way 1 (addition): 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 =
Way 2 (skip count by 5s, four times): 5, ___, ___, ___
4 × 5 =
Which way felt faster for you?