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Annotation: This student took a handful of blocks and sorted them into 4 groups of 4 using dice patterns and 1 group of 2. They were able to say that 18 is 4 fours and 2 more. They were also able to make 3 groups of 6, also modelling off dice patterns.

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I am learning how to group and share numbers using drawings, words and numbers and explain my thinking.

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Given the image and asked to work out how many bread rolls there are without counting by ones, the student answered:

‘I can see 2 groups of 6 arranged like dice, one on top of the other, plus another group of 3, (6 + 6 + 3), which equals 15.’

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I will be able to use arrays and grouping strategies to solve multiplication problems involving larger numbers and explain my thinking clearly.

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Students took turns to roll the dice and record the area covered. Student rotated the region and recorded the 2 multipliction sentences unprompted.

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I am learning how to apply the associative properties of multiplication to regroup factors.

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Student used an area model to solve 56 x 23. They then calculated each of the 4 areas and added them together. However, they recorded ’50 x 20 = 100’ and got a total of 388.

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I am learning to use the distributive property to solve multiplicative problems involving numbers with three digits.