Grouping for Groceries Multiplication Activity
This grouping for groceries multiplication activity helps 2nd and 3rd grade students match equal groups of food to multiplication sentences. Answer key included for easy checking.
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Description
Multiplication starts with equal groups, and this grouping for groceries multiplication activity shows students exactly what a multiplication sentence means. Students in 2nd and 3rd grade count plates of food, see that every plate holds the same number, and match each picture to the equation that tells the total. Three groups of four strawberries becomes 3 x 4 = 12.
How to Use This Grouping for Groceries Multiplication Activity
Print the pages one-sided and cut out the twelve Grocery Cards and the twelve lettered Equation Cards. Lay the Equation Cards face up. Students pick a Grocery Card, count the plates and the food on each plate, and find the matching equation. They record the card number, the letter and the equation on the recording sheet, then check with the answer key.
What’s Included
- A cover page and a How to Use page for the teacher
- 12 Grocery Cards showing equal groups of food
- 12 lettered Equation Cards
- A recording sheet
- A 3rd grade practice worksheet: write the multiplication sentence for groups of dots
- A match answer key and an answer key for the practice worksheet
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Pictures of equal groups make the meaning of multiplication easy to see.
- Every product is different, so each picture matches exactly one equation.
- Writing the sentence on the recording sheet builds math vocabulary.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use this 2nd grade multiplication activity in a math center, with a partner or as an early finisher task. Before playing, model one card by counting the plates first and the food on one plate second. Challenge 3rd grade students to also write a repeated addition sentence for each card. At home, set out real snacks in equal groups and let your child write the matching equation.
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