Multiplying Two-Digit Numbers

3rd Gradeβ€’45 minutesβ€’CCSS 3.NBT.A.3

Learning Objective

I can multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers using partial products.

Key Concepts

When multiplying a multi-digit number by another multi-digit number, you multiply each digit of the bottom number by each digit of the top number.

When multiplying multi-digit numbers, you will have multiple answer lines that need to be added together to get the final answer.

When you start a new answer line, you need to add a zero as a placeholder, and the number of zeros depends on the place value of the digit you are multiplying by.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 8 practice questions to reinforce learning.

View questions preview

1. What is the first step when multiplying a two-digit number by another two-digit number using partial products?

2. Why do we sometimes need to 'carry' digits during the multiplication process?

3. When multiplying 23 x 12 using partial products, what two smaller multiplication problems do you solve?

...and 5 more questions

Educational Video

Math Antics - Multi-Digit Multiplication Pt 2

mathantics

Create Your Own Lesson

Generate a custom lesson plan like this one in minutes with Insta~Lesson