Description

Do you need a low-prep St. Patrick’s Day activity for introducing 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication as part of your math class? Would it be nice to have options for traditional task cards, black and white printable task cards, PowerPoint task cards, Google Slides task cards, and Easel task cards? Look no further. This versatile set of St. Patrick’s Day themed introductory multiplication task cards has your March multiplication practice covered. Includes using fact patterns for multiplying zero digit numbers such as 60 x 30, using area models for a zero digit number x a 2 digit number such as 50 x 28, rounding to estimate the product of 2 digit factors, using arrays to multiply 2 digit factors, and word problems.

36 St. Patrick’s Day Introducing 2-digit by 2-digit Multiplication Task Cards in 5 formats:

• Traditional quarter-page task cards in full color to laminate and use year after year.
• Black and white printer-friendly, quarter-page cards that you can use in the classroom or send home.
• PowerPoint single card slides that you can display from whole-class discussion and solving, use as a bell ringer activity, or class cooperative learning structures.
• Google Slides single card slides with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned in Google Classroom.
• Easel-ready activity with one card per page with pre-made answer boxes that can easily be assigned through Easel by TpT. To access the Easel-ready version of these task cards, purchase this resource through the “Buy on TPT” button.

Concepts Included in St. Patrick’s Day Introducing 2-digit by 2-digit Multiplication :

• using fact patterns for multiplying zero digit numbers such as 60 x 30
• using area models for a zero digit number x a 2 digit number such as 50 x 28
• rounding to estimate the product of 2 digit factors
• using arrays to multiply 2 digit factors
• related word problems

PLEASE NOTE: The math problems in this card set are identical to those in my other holiday-themed sets of the same skill. Only the clipart has been changed to match the holiday/season.

To prepare St. Patrick’s Day Introducing 2-digit by 2-digit Multiplication Task Cards:

For traditional task cards: Print one copy of each card page. Laminate for durability to use year after year. Print enough copies of the recording sheets for each student in your class. B&W, PPT, and Google Slides versions are included for versatility.

St. Patrick’s Day Introducing 2-digit by 2-digit Multiplication Task Cards in Action:

Task cards are so versatile. Here are just a few ideas.

• Scavenger Hunt in the room-Hide the cards around the room and have students find and solve all the cards.
• Hang on the walls for Solve the Room.
• Place cards at a table to be completed as a language arts station.
• Use as the content for your favorite game.
• Use as the content for your favorite cooperative learning structure such as Quiz Quiz Trade or Fan and Pick.
• Display one at a time (PPT version) and discuss as a class or use as bell ringers
• Assign a few slides a day in Google Classroom (Slides version).
• Print the black and white version to assign as homework.

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