2-min Fluency Warm-up — 10s are easy: just add a zero!
10 × 3 =
10 × 7 =
10 × 5 =
10 × 9 =
10 × 6 =
10 × 10 =
Underline the important numbers. Pick a strategy, write the sentence, and solve.
A box of crayons has 8 crayons. The art teacher buys 4 boxes. How many crayons did she buy?
Multiplication sentence:
crayons
There are 7 days in a week. How many days are in 3 weeks?
Multiplication sentence:
days
A dime is worth 10 cents. Maria has 6 dimes. How many cents does she have?
Multiplication sentence:
cents
Solve step by step.
Step 1: multiply to find the total. Step 2: subtract.
1. A garden has 6 rows of 6 carrots. Rabbits eat 10 carrots. How many carrots are left in the garden?
Number Talk — Don't solve! Just tell WHICH strategy you would pick and why.
9 × 7
9s secret? Turn-around? Skip count?
I would use:
6 × 8
Double the 3s? Triple-double the 8s?
I would use:
Create Your Own Word Problem
Write a word problem using a 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 fact. Ideas: spider legs (8), days in a week (7), fingers (10)... Then solve it.
Multiplication sentence:
Answer: