Lesson Plan: Word Problems: Multiplication and Division Mathematics • Third Year of Primary School
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to solve one- and two-step problems where one of the steps involves multiplying or dividing numbers using multiplication facts up to 10 × 10.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- identify whether a word problem can be solved by using multiplication or division,
- write equations to represent word problems,
- solve one- and two-step word problems involving multiplication and division,
- use multiplication or division to check the answer to a word problem.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- multiplication facts up to ,
- addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers,
- using bar models to model word problems,
- the fact that multiplication and division are inverse operations.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- using fractions or decimals,
- solving problems with more than two steps.
