Arrays for multiplication
Your child can use a grid to work out multiplying. Eggs in 3 rows of 4 show them 3 × 4 = 12, and also 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
In curriculum terms
Use arrays to represent multiplication and division situations
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Try this together
If your child sees eggs arranged in 3 rows of 4 in a box, can they use that grid layout to work out both '3 × 4 = 12' and '12 ÷ 3 = 4'?
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Curriculum alignment
Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.
Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
multiply and divide by one-digit numbers using repeated addition, equal grouping, arrays, and partitioning to support a variety of calculation strategies
recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for twos; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts using doubling and halving
use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving equal sharing and grouping; represent the situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials, and use calculation strategies to solve the problem
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Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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