Objective: Recognize equal groups, repeated addition ...

Then ask the students, “What multiplication fact does this array show” (4x6=24)? Next, have the students color the second array so that it makes two arrays: one 4-by-5 and the other 4-by-1. Ask the students, “What multiplication facts do these arrays show” (4x5=20 and 4x1=4, so 20 +4 = 24)? ................
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