Partial Products Algorithm for Multiplication (Lesson 6 of 18)

This lesson plan, from the Contextualize to Learn project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides an opportunity for students to further explore multiplication though learning about the concept of distributive property. In this lesson, students will work in pairs to draw out multiplication of 2 and 3 digit numbers with partial products to calculate area. Included in the lesson plan is a student and instructor guide, as well as a homework assignment with solutions. This lesson builds on Lesson 5. Additional lessons in the series are available to view separately. This lesson requires the following manipulatives: Base-Ten blocks.

The expected total time for the lesson is 55 minutes.