Multiplication with arrays

This Grade 3 worksheet practices multiplication with arrays (Common Core 3.MD.C.7b, 3.OA.A.3; Alberta Number 3).

Count the rows and the columns of an array, write the multiplication, and choose the array that shows a fact. Free printable with an answer key.

On this sheet

• The array below has 8 rows, with the same number of dots in each row. How many dots are in the array? — answer: 40
• The array below has 3 rows, with the same number of dots in each row. How many dots are in the array? — answer: 27
• Which array below shows 5 × 3? — answer: 2

How to teach it

1. Start with the tables that have patterns: 2, 5 and 10.
2. Use a known fact to find a new one: 6 × 7 is 5 × 7 plus one more 7.
3. Turn it around: 3 × 8 is the same as 8 × 3, so every fact learned is two.
4. Practise one table until it is quick, then mix it with the ones already known.

Questions teachers ask

How many problems are on this worksheet?

4 on one page, with the answer key on the last page.

What grade and standard is it for?

Grade 3. Common Core: 3.MD.C.7b, 3.OA.A.3. Alberta: Number 3.

Can I print more than one version?

Yes. Every version has different numbers and its own answer key. Use “Make another version” for a new one; the same version always prints the same.

What grade learns the times tables?

In the Common Core, students know all products of two one-digit numbers from memory by the end of Grade 3 (3.OA.C.7). Alberta's curriculum sets the facts to 12 × 12 in Grade 4.

In what order should the times tables be learned?

A common order is 2, 10, 5, then 3, 4 and 6, then 9, 8, 7, and last 11 and 12. Each new table uses facts from the tables before it.