Description

Bring the fun to 4th grade math lessons on 2-Digit by 2-Digit Multiplication Would you love to see your students actively engaged in learning about 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication? Even looking forward to math block each day as the best part of the day? If so, this high-engagement, activity-driven 4th grade math unit on 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication is perfect for you. Yep…a whole unit on 2-Digit Multiplication, ready to go! Just print and gather a few handy supplies.

This 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication unit is designed for high engagement and an interactive classroom. Whether you enjoy breaking your class up into smaller groups to utilize guided math and math centers or you prefer to keep them together for large group instruction, you will have everything you need included in this 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication unit. Add a few dice and a couple packs of dollar-store playing cards to watch math come alive!

Each 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication math lesson includes:

a mini-lesson so you can model the concept for your students
a peer practice activity to allow students to practice the concept with classmates
an interactive notebook entry
a math game to be played with a partner or group
a paper assignment for practice or homework
answer key

To complete your plans for 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication, this unit also includes:

an overview of the unit-letting you know which order to teach the lessons
An end-of-unit review notebook entry
An end-of-unit activity for review
An end-of-unit assessment and answer key

This is a comprehensive 2-Digit Multiplication unit covers the 4th-grade CCSS for math and math TEKS related to 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication.

9 INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS + 1 REVIEW LESSON + 1 ASSESSMENT.

The following lessons are included in this 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication unit:

➡️ Multiplication Algorithm for 2 Digits x Multiples of Ten

➡️ Round to Estimate Products of 2 Digit Factors

➡️ Introduce 2 Digit Multiplication with Models

➡️ Use Arrays for 2 Digit Multiplication

➡️ Use Partial Products to Multiply 2-Digits

➡️ Distributive Property for 2 Digit Multiplication

➡️ Standard Algorithm for 2 Digit Multiplication

➡️ Review the 2 Digit Multiplication Algorithm

➡️ Multiply Multiples of 10

This 2-Digit Multiplication unit is an effective and easy-to-implement plan to meet the increased expectations for rigor in math classrooms while still feeding your student’s need for play. The lessons and activities in this 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication unit can each be used independently or woven together into a guided math block.

An example of a 90-minute daily math block might look like this:

Whole group mini-lesson 10-15 minutes
Peer practice follow-up activity 10-15 minutes
Group time organization-assign students to groups and front load the directions for small group and station tasks
Rotating station work-60 minutes broken up into 20 min chunks.
Station 1: Teacher table-we dig deeper and complete the worksheet, reteaching or extending as needed. (BONUS-I grade the papers as we go!)
Station 2: Notebooking-students add the INB pieces to their notebooks and work the math included
Station 3: Game of the day with a recording sheet (sometimes I even send these home for homework so parents can see how much fun their kids are having learning about 4th-grade math!)