I just love them! It makes the kids feel so grown up because now they can multiply. And let's be honest, it is a great break from three digit subtraction across zeros! Ha Ha!
I had this great lesson planned to introduce arrays and low and behold I forgot my flash drive at home that morning. Well no problem it's in the icloud.... Oh no it isn't! Well drats! Quick thinking and I came up with this little activity.
We divided a paper into four sections.
We wrote the problem in the first section. I gave them about 10 different ones they could pick from. I kept them under 5x6 so that everyone would be able to meet with success since this was one of our first day working with arrays.
In the next section they made their sets. We used all those little stickers that we all have in a drawer someplace because we never seem to use them. I let everyone keep their page of leftover stickers to take home. You would have thought I gave them a MILLION DOLLARS! They were so excited!
In the bottom sections we wrote out our problem in words and as repeated addition. Can I say a BIG SCORE for this one! The kids loved it and the best part.... they asked for more paper to make extra arrays on. Two days later and they are begging to get more stickers to keep practicing.
Isn't so funny that sometimes the best lessons are the ones that you pull out of the air because what you had planned didn't work out? It happens to me every so often and they always are a hit with the kids!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
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