Grade 3 · Computational Fluency
Multiplication and Division Concepts
Multiplication and division in Grade 3 are about understanding, not memorization. What does 6 x 4 mean? Six groups of four, or four groups of six (commutativity), or a 6-by-4 array of 24. What does 24 divided by 6 mean? How many groups of 6 fit in 24? Or: split 24 into 6 equal groups. The BC curriculum explicitly states that memorization of facts is not intended at this level. Understanding the operations is the goal. Fluency follows understanding, not the reverse.
LESSON VIDEO
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Lesson video
A short walkthrough to play in class or assign for flipped/at-home viewing.
WHAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN
✓Understand multiplication as equal groups, arrays, and repeated addition
✓Understand division as sharing (partitive) and grouping (quotitive)
✓Recognize that multiplication and division are inverse operations
✓Use concrete and pictorial representations; do not focus on memorization of facts
✓Identify multiplication patterns on the hundred chart
✓Connect multiplication to skip-counting and to fish-drying and food-sharing contexts