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Grade 3, Module 1

3rd Grade Math

Fall 2015

Focus Area Topic A:

Module 1: Properties of Multiplication and

Multiplication and the Meaning of the Factors.

Division and Solving Problems with Units of

2-5 and 10

Objective 1: Understand equal groups of as

Math Parent Letter

This document is created to give parents and students a
better understanding of the math concepts found in Eureka
Math ( 2015 Great Minds.) that is also posted as the
Engage New York material which is taught in the
classroom. Module 1 of Eureka Math (Engage New York)
covers Properties of Multiplication and Division and
Solving Problems with Units of 2-5 and 10.

Vocabulary Words
Array repeated rows of numbers or objects

Standards(OA.1, OA.3)

multiplication.
Students will be introduced to multiplication with
the concept of repeated addition. Draw a picture
to show 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12. Then write a
multiplication sentence to represent the picture.
The size of each group is
3, because there are 3
circles in each group. (In the
repeated addition sentence
3 is the number repeated)
The number of groups needed is 4, because there
are 4 equal groups of three. (In the repeated
addition problem we see 3 four times) Think: 4
times I see 3; 4 x 3 = 12.

Objective 2: Relate multiplication to the array model.

Multiply /Multiplication- an operation showing
how many times a number is added to itself

Students will be introduced to arrays as a visual

tool to help solve word problems.

Equal groups same number of objects in each

group

Tommy collects baseball

cards. He arranges them in
4 rows of 5. Draw Tommys
array to show how many
baseball cards he has all
together. Then write a
multiplication sentence to
describe the array.

Factor number of groups and the number in each

group
Expression- a number or numbers that express a
number, for example 5x4
Equation a statement that two expressions are
equal, for example 5 x 4 = 20
Number sentence- An equation with both
expressions are numbers and can represent a single
number, for example 5x4=2x10, 20=20
Divide/Division/Partition separate into equal
groups

Product- The answer to a multiplication

problem

Objective 3: Interpret the meaning of factors

Students will gain a better understanding of the
meaning of the factors. Students will be able to
analyze the number of groups and the size of the
group.
There are 3 balloons in each circle. How many
balloons are in three circles?

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Quotient- The answer to a division problem

Row- The across portion of the array
Column- the vertical portion of the array

Number of groups: 3 Size of group: 3

3x3=9.
There are 9 balloons all together.

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Focus Area - Topic B:

Focus Area - Topic C:

Division as an Unknown Factor

Multiplication Using Units of 2 and 3

Objective 1: Understand the meaning of the

Objective 1: Demonstrate the commutativity of

unknown as the size of the group in division.

multiplication, and practice related facts by skip counting

objects in array models.

Standards (OA.2 OA.6)

Students will learn how to find the size of a group by

analyzing the total amount and the number of
groups.

Standards (OA.1, OA.7. OA.5, OA.3, OA.4)

Students will understand the commutative property

of multiplication by using skip counting.
Skip count by 2s.
2,4,6,8

Jane has 10 star that are divided into 2 groups.

There are 5 stars in each group.

Objective 2: Understand the meaning of the

4x2=8
Commutative Property

Skip count by 2s.

4,8

4x2=2x4

2x4=8

Objective 2: Find related multiplication facts by

unknown as the number of groups in division.

adding and subtracting equal groups in array models.

Students will learn how to find the number of groups

by analyzing the total amount and the size of each
group.

Students will learn how to compose and decompose

an array model using related multiplication facts.
4x2=8
or 8+4=12
twos
2x2=
4

Divide 10 stars in groups 5.

There are 2 groups of 5 stars.
105=2

Objective 3: Interpret the unknown in division using

the array model.
Students will be able to relate a division situation to
an array model.
For example, we will use the above example and
relate it to an array model, There are 2 groups and 5
stars in each group.

5 in each group

2 groups
2x5=10

(2+2+2+2)+(2+2)=12
4 twos +2 twos =6
6 x 2=12

Objective 3: Model the distributive property with

arrays to decompose units as a strategy to multiply.
Students will be able to break apart or decompose
an array model into friendly multiplication
equations.
(4x2)=8
(2x2)
=4

(4 x 2) + (2 x 2)= 8 + 4
6 x 2=12

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Focus Area - Topic D:

Focus Area - Topic F:

Division Using Units of 2 and 3

Distributive Property and Problems Solving

Using Units of 2-5 and 10

Standards (OA.2, OA.4, 0A.7, OA.6)

Objective 1: Model division as the unknown factor in

multiplication using arrays and tape diagrams.
Students will learn what a tape diagram is and how
to use this in conjunction with an array to find an
unknown factor in a division situation.
Each box is a group (4
groups)

There are 8 circles stacked in 4

groups. How many circles are in
each row?

Each box has 2

8 circles in all
? in each
group/row

84=? Or 4 x

Objective 2: Interpret the quotient as the number of

groups or the number of objects in each group using units
of 2.

Objective 3: Interpret the quotient as the number of

groups or the number of objects in each group using units
of 3.
Students will be using drawing, arrays and tape
diagrams to interpret and analyze division situations
using units of 2 and 3.

2
6

63=2

Focus Area - Topic E:

Multiplication and Division Using Units of 4
Standards (OA.1, OA.2. OA.3, OA.4, OA.5, OA.6, OA.7)

Objective 1: Skip-count in models to build fluency

with multiplication facts using units of 4.
Objective 2: Relate arrays to tape diagrams to model
the commutative property of multiplication.
Objective 3: Use the distributive property as a strategy
to find related multiplication facts.
Objective 2: Model the relationship between
multiplication and division.

Standards (OA.1, OA.2, OA.3, OA.4, OA.5, OA.6, 0A.7,

OA.8)

Objective 1: Apply the distributive property to

decompose units.
Students will use previously learned distributive
strategies to multiply using multiplication facts 2-5
and 10.

Objective 2: Solve two-step word problems involving

multiplication and division, and assess the reasonableness
of answers.

Objective 3: Solve two-step word problems involving

all four operations, and assess the reasonableness of
answers.
Students will use previously learned strategies to
solve for word problems using all four operations.
(add, subtract, multiplication, and division)

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Students will use all the strategies learned in the
previous sections to practice building fluency with
multiplication facts using units of 4.

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