Lessons for 3.OA.A.3
The area modelA rectangle whose side lengths are the factors and whose area is the product.Lesson
What division meansHow many in each group, or how many groups: two questions, one operation.Lesson
Equal group problemsStories about a number of groups holding the same amount each.Lesson
What multiplication meansThree groups of four, as an array, as repeated addition, as area.Lesson
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