Virginia SOL 3.CE.2.c
The Standard
Apply strategies (e.g., place value, the properties of multiplication and/or addition) when multiplying and dividing whole numbers.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will recall with automaticity multiplication and division facts through 10 × 10; and represent, solve, and justify solutions to single-step contextual problems using multiplication and division with whole numbers.
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students break multiplication and division problems into easier facts using arrays, equal groups, place value, or number properties. They record the steps and explain why the strategy gives the correct answer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can solve 6 × 8 by using a known fact, such as 6 × 5, and combining partial products correctly. They can connect 48 ÷ 6 to the related multiplication fact and explain why the answer works.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may split a factor but forget to multiply both parts, writing 7 × 8 as 7 × 5 + 3. They may also assume division is commutative or use an unrelated multiplication fact.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Solve 8 × 7 using two different strategies, then use that fact to solve 56 ÷ 8. Show each step.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Build 6 × 8 with counters, split the array into 6 × 5 and 6 × 3, then record both equations.
Write how 7 × 9 can be solved using 7 × 10, then explain why one group of 7 is subtracted.
Play Strategy Match with cards showing facts, arrays, equal groups, and decomposed equations, and have pairs collect matching sets.
Give 32 stickers equally to 4 students, then draw or write a strategy proving each student gets 8.
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