Introduction to Multiplication using Literature

This lesson plan can be used to introduce the concept of multiplication to students through the use of literature. The story Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream is used to demonstrate the different ways to count items and how multiplication can make that process much faster.
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 3
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)
Keywords: multiplication, literature, skip counting, grouping, repeated addition
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: iCPALMS

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