Mathematics Year 3 - Multiplication

Lesson Plan for Teaching Mathematics

Subject : Mathematics
Class : 3 Cemerlang
Number of Student : 30
Date : Tuesday
Time : 8.40 a.m. – 9.40 a.m.
Topic : Whole Numbers
Learning Area : Multiplication within 6, 7, 8 and 9 Times-Tables

Learning Objectives : Pupils will be taught to:

• Understand multiplication as repeated addition (6, 7,
8 and 9 times-tables)

Learning Outcomes : Pupils will be able to:

• Recognize multiplication as repeated addition
• Write number sentences for multiplication

Previous knowledge : Pupils have learned during Year 2 to recognize

multiplication as repeated addition (multiplication of 2, 3, 4
and 5)

Values : Cooperation, confidence & patience

Thinking Skills : Memorizing, Finding all possible outcomes, guess and
check
Materials & Resources : Mathematics Textbook Year 3, manila card, marker pen,
pencil colour, sweets, worksheet (group work), and
worksheet (individual work).
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STEP CONTENT TEACHER’S PUPILS’ REMARKS

ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
Set Introduce the • Teacher tell a • Pupils listen Values:
Induc- new topic by story: and • Confidence
tions telling a story Aminah, Aiman understand • Cooperation
(5 min) and Abu went to the story. • Patience
shop to buy
sweets. Each of Materials:
them bought 6 • Blackboard
sweets. How
• Chalk
many sweets
that they have
Skills:
bought?
Thinking skill
6 + 6 + 6 = 18

The purpose of
3 groups of 6 is
this activity is to
18
let the pupils to
guess and think
3 × 6 = 18.
Step 1 Explain the • Teacher shows • Pupils look Teacher
(8 min) concept of model (sweet) by and introduce the
multiplication as pasted it on recognize. new term that is
repeated board and “multiply”
addition explains the • Pupils listen
concept of teacher’s Value:
multiplication as explainations • Confidence
repeated
addition using • Pupils

concrete answer

materials. teacher’s
questions
• For example: like:
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-There are 6 Materials:

1) 2 groups of 6
sweets
sweets • Sweets
-The total • Manila card
sweets is 12. • Marker pen
-and more
similar
6 + 6 = 12
answer
2 x 6 = 12
according to
the
 The total questions.
number of
sweets is
twelve. -

2) 3 groups of 7
sweets

7 + 7 + 7 = 21

3 x 7 = 21

 The total
number of
sweets is
twenty-one.

• Teacher says the

multiplication
above and the
pupils follow.
• Teacher asks
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questions to the
whole class like:
-How many
sweets in the
first box?
-What is the total
sweets in all
box?
- and more
similar
questions.
Step 2 Reinforcement • Teacher pastes • Pupils who Teacher
(10 min) activity several have been focuses the key
(whole class questions on the chosen term like
activity) blackboard. come in front “times”,
• Teacher asks to answer “multiply by”,
pupils to the and “repeated
complete the questions. addition” during
number • Pupils see explains
sentences on the and concept of
board by calling recognize multiplication
one pupil in front their as repeated
for each blank. mistakes. addition.

Value:
• confidence

• The examples of Materials:

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the questions • Manila card

and expected • Pictures
answers are: • Marker pen

1) 2 groups of
8 stars.

8 + 8 = 16

2x8=
16

 The total
number of
stars is
sixteen.

2) 3 groups of
6 balls.

6 + 6 + 6 + = 18

3 x 6 = 18

 The total
number of
balls is
eighteen.

• Teacher checks
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pupils’ answer
together with the
whole class
• Teacher corrects
pupils’ mistakes.
Step 3 • Emphasize • Teacher asks all • Pupils do Materials:
(20 min) multiplication pupils to sit in the together the • Worksheet
as repeated group of 4 or 5. worksheet • Pencil
addition • Teacher gives given by the colour
• Write the worksheet to teacher in
number each group. groups.
sentence • Each group need • Pupils are
to complete the able to see
work given within and
10 minutes. recognize
• After 10 minutes, their
teacher makes mistakes.
discussion with
the whole class.
• Teacher checks
pupils’ answer
together with the
whole class.
• Teacher corrects
pupils’ mistakes.

(Refer to
APPENDIX 1.0)
Step 4 Reinforcement • Teacher • All pupils
(12 min) activity distributes answer the
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(individual work) worksheet to questions in

each pupil. the
• Teacher asks all worksheet.
pupils to • Pupils are
complete the able to see
worksheet given and
within 10 recognize
minutes. their
• Pupils can rise up mistakes.
their hands if they
encounter any
problem during
completing the
worksheet given.
• Pupils discuss
their answers
with their friends
after finishing the
task.
• Teacher gives
the correct
answers.

(Refer to
APPENDIX 2.0)

Closure Summary of the • Teacher • Pupils

(5 min) lesson summarize the (whole class)
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lesson by asking answer

questions like: teacher’s
-What we have questions
learned today? like:
-What is the -we have
answer of 5 learned
groups of 8? multiplication
• Teacher advices
all the pupils to
do revision at
home.