Distributive Property Exploration
Explore the distributive property with visual aids and practice problems for first graders.
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Hello, young mathematicians! Today we will learn about the Distributive Property. It's a fancy way to say we can break apart numbers to make adding and multiplying easier! Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.
1. Look at the stars. How many groups are there? How many stars in each group?
There are groups.
There are stars in each group.
2. Can you write an addition sentence for the stars?
+ + =
3. Let's look at a different way to count. We have 4 groups of 3 apples. That's 4 x 3.
We can break 4 groups into 2 groups and 2 groups. So, (2 x 3) + (2 x 3).
(2 x 3) =
(2 x 3) =
So, 4 x 3 = + =
4. Draw 3 groups of 4 circles. Then break them into two smaller groups to show the distributive property. Write an equation.
Equation:
5. Fill in the blanks to solve the problem using the distributive property.
3 x 5 = (3 x 2) + (3 x )
3 x 5 = +
3 x 5 =