🟦Rows of chairs, egg cartons and window panes all hide the same idea: equal rows add up fast. This set helps 2nd and 3rd graders read, draw and build arrays, then connect them to repeated addition and their first multiplication sentences.
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Arrays and Repeated Addition is a beginning multiplication resource for 2nd and 3rd grade. Students learn to see objects arranged in rows and columns, write the matching repeated addition sentence and, when they are ready, record it as multiplication.
Every practice activity comes in two levels with matching layouts. Level A, written for Grade 2, keeps arrays up to 5×5, focuses on repeated addition and gently introduces multiplication. Level B, written for Grade 3, stretches to arrays up to 6×8 and multiplication totals up to 40, so one lesson can serve a mixed group.
The practice pages build understanding in steps. Students read an array, draw an array from a repeated addition sentence, draw one from a multiplication sentence and color arrays on a grid. Turn It Around introduces the commutative property, and Arrays in Real Life connects the math to everyday objects.
Math centers keep the concept hands-on. Array matching puzzles come with a recording sheet, Array Bingo uses picture bingo cards and call cards, and Roll and Build an Array is a partner game. A My Array Flip Book craft gives students a reference they make themselves.
An arrays anchor chart, a teacher model with a think-aloud example, a 2-week lesson plan, teacher notes with standards, a Quick Check assessment and complete answer keys make the 45 pages ready for guided math, small groups, homework and homeschool.
📖 Teaching guide · 12 min readTeaching Arrays and Repeated Addition: A Bridge to Multiplication in 2nd and 3rd GradeRead the guide →Arrays give multiplication a picture students can count, check and turn around, so the operation makes sense before facts are memorized. Two matching levels let 2nd and 3rd graders, or a mixed small group, practice the same skill at the right size.
2nd and 3rd grade. Level A is written for Grade 2 and Level B for Grade 3.
Level A uses arrays up to 5×5. Level B uses arrays up to 6×8 with multiplication totals up to 40.
Yes. The Turn It Around practice pages focus on the commutative property, in both levels.
Array matching puzzles with a recording sheet, Array Bingo with picture bingo cards and call cards, and the Roll and Build an Array partner game.
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