Lesson Plan: Associative Property of Multiplication Mathematics • 3rd Grade
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to identify, explain, and use the associative property of multiplication.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- define the associative property of multiplication,
- use the associative property of multiplication to rewrite a given expression,
- model the associative property using arrays,
- use the associative property to evaluate a given numerical expression,
- use the associative property to find a missing factor in a multiplication expression,
- use the associative property of multiplication to solve word problems.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- multiplication up to ,
- multiplying using area models and arrays,
- the commutative property of multiplication,
- finding products of two single-digit numbers.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- fractions or decimals,
- factors greater than 10,
- variables.
