Lesson Plan: Multiplying by 1 and 0 Mathematics • Third Year of Primary School
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to model multiplication by 1 and 0 and apply rules for multiplication by 1 and 0.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- use models to show what happens when multiplying by 1 or by 0,
- recognize that when a number is multiplied by 1 (or 1 is multiplied by a number), the product is the same as that number,
- recognize that when a number is multiplied by 0 (or 0 is multiplied by a number), the product is zero,
- apply the above rules to calculate products or find missing factors.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- the concept of multiplication as groups of or groups of .
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- multiplication facts greater than ,
- solving word problems,
- the terms identity property of multiplication or zero property of multiplication.
