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Roll & Solve - Associative Property - Multiplication Mats

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Practise the associative property with this hands-on roll and solve activity. Students roll a die three times to get three factors, group the first two and multiply, then multiply by the third to solve. They then regroup the factors a different way and solve again to check they get the same answer.

What's included:

  • 6 different coloured mats, each with its own dice-to-number key

  • Black and white version


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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