Queens Guards Multiplication Worksheet
Students use this queens guards multiplication worksheet to find factor pairs for guards standing in rectangles and sort numbers as prime or composite. Made for 4th grade, with an answer key.
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This queens guards multiplication worksheet helps 4th grade students find factor pairs by picturing guards who stand in equal rows. When students see that 24 guards can stand in 3 rows of 8 or 4 rows of 6, they learn that every rectangle shows a pair of factors, and that some numbers can make many rectangles while others can make only one.
A worked example at the top shows 12 guards from the royal marching band in 3 rows of 4, with all three factor pairs of 12 listed beside the dot array. Students then read three short guard stories about 24, 40 and 45 guards and write every factor pair for each number. In Part B, students decide whether five numbers of guards are prime or composite and fill in the P or C bubble. Use this 4th grade factor pairs worksheet for class practice, a math center, homework, or a quick check after a lesson on factors and multiples.
What’s Included
- A worked example with a dot array and the factor pairs of 12
- Three guard word problems with four factor pair blanks each
- Five prime or composite questions with fill-in-the-bubble answers
- A complete answer key
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
First, linking each factor pair to a rectangle of guards gives students a picture they can hold in their heads, so factors stop being a list of numbers to memorize. Second, finding every pair in order teaches students to work in a careful, organized way so no pair is missed. Third, sorting numbers into prime and composite builds the number sense students need for fractions, division and greatest common factors later in the year.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before the worksheet, hand out 12 or 24 counters and let students build every rectangle they can find on their desks. After they finish, ask students to choose a new number of guards and draw all of its rectangles on grid paper. This queens guards multiplication worksheet also works well as a warm-up for a lesson on multiples, and the answer key lets students check their own factor pairs and explain any they missed.
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