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Distributive Property (Flexible Partitioning in Multiplication) - Multiplication Sorting Activity

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Practise the distributive property with this hands-on partition sort. Students cut out multiplication fact cards, their working steps and answers, sort them into four groups, one per problem, then arrange each group in order to show the full working.

What's included:

  • 2 partition sort templates, each with a different set of multiplication facts and cards to cut and sort

  • Answer keys for both templates


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Year/Grade3rd
Year/Grade4th
FormatWorksheet/Printable
Content AreaMathematics1. Number and AlgebraMultiplication & Division
Learning ProgramsMathsGrades 3 & 41. Number & AlgebraMultiplication & Division6. Multiplication & Division: Using the Area Model, Commutative/Associative Properties & Flexible Partitioning