This 3rd grade multiplication unit includes everything you need to teach multiplication using repeated addition as a strategy in your classroom. Students will use these multiplication repeated addition activities in a variety of ways to get familiar with repeated addition and how they are an important part of multiplication.
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Help your students master multiplication with this multiplication repeated addition worksheets unit! Packed with interactive lessons, hands-on activities, and engaging games, this resource introduces multiplication as repeated addition — giving students the foundation they need to understand multiplication conceptually.
Students will learn to connect repeated addition to equal groups, visualize multiplication using models, and represent equations in multiple ways. This unit aligns perfectly with 3.OA.1 and is designed to make multiplication practice meaningful, memorable, and fun.
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This repeated addition worksheets and activities resource includes a variety of formats for whole-class instruction, small-group learning, and independent practice.
Mini-Lesson: Repeated Addition
Students cut out manipulatives and use them to create repeated addition equations inside their interactive notebooks. This visual, hands-on lesson helps students connect the relationship between addition and multiplication.
Worksheets (10 total):
Students practice repeated addition through multiple formats:
Solving multiplication problems by writing repeated addition equations
Translating equal group pictures into repeated addition
Filling in charts that connect multiplication, equal groups, and repeated addition sentences
Solving creative themed pages like “Rhino Math” for added engagement
Error Analysis Pages (4 total):
Students examine sample work to determine which examples are correct. These activities spark rich discussion and help students identify common multiplication misunderstandings.
Emoji-Themed Task Cards (24 total):
Students solve repeated addition problems represented with pictures. These task cards are versatile and can be used in SCOOT, scavenger hunts, partner games, or math centers.
Matching Activity – Coffee and Technology:
Students help cell phone users find their matching coffee cups by pairing repeated addition equations correctly. A fun, real-world connection that reinforces fluency and problem solving!
Emoji Math Sort Game:
Students sort task cards with smile or frown emojis to show whether repeated addition models are correct. This self-checking game is perfect for centers or small groups.
Game #1: Animal World!
Students travel around the game board solving repeated addition problems related to animals. Each correct answer moves them forward — a great choice for partner or small-group play.
Game #2: Build a Grocery Cart!
Students earn grocery items for each correct answer. Chance cards keep gameplay exciting, and the first to fill their cart wins!
Game #3: Bubble Gum Game:
Students match each piece of bubble gum with the correct kid based on multiplication facts from 1–12. With over 140 cards included, this is a student favorite for fact fluency.
Game #4: Racing Game – Line Them Up!
Teams race to arrange cards in the correct order from START to FINISH. This fast-paced game strengthens both fluency and teamwork while reinforcing the repeated addition concept.
All games and activities include color and black-and-white versions for easy printing and reuse.
This 3rd grade multiplication repeated addition unit can be used in many ways throughout your math block:
Whole-group lessons introducing multiplication as repeated addition
Small-group reinforcement and intervention
Partner games and math centers
Sub plans or early finisher activities
Homework or at-home skill practice
Each component helps students connect repeated addition to multiplication in a hands-on, visual way that builds lasting understanding.
Common Core:
3.OA.1 – Interpret products of whole numbers (e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each).
Texas TEKS:
2.6A – Model, create, and describe contextual multiplication situations using equivalent sets of concrete objects.
3.4D – Determine the total number of objects when equally sized groups are combined or arranged in arrays up to 10 by 10.
3.4E – Represent multiplication facts by using repeated addition, equal groups, arrays, number lines, and skip counting.
Florida B.E.S.T.:
MA.3.NSO.2.2 – Explore multiplication of two whole numbers with products from 0 to 144, and related division facts.
MA.3.NSO.2.4 – Multiply two whole numbers from 0 to 12 and divide using related facts with procedural reliability.
Teachers love how this unit breaks down the concept of multiplication in a way students can easily understand. The variety of visual models, practice pages, and interactive games ensures every learner can connect repeated addition to multiplication confidently.
Students enjoy the creative games like Build a Grocery Cart and Animal World that make practicing multiplication exciting. The resource’s flexibility allows teachers to seamlessly integrate lessons into any part of the math block, while keeping the structure consistent with other 3rd grade math units.
This 3rd Grade Math Unit is part of a year-long series designed to make math instruction easy, organized, and engaging. Each unit includes printable worksheets, games, and activities that help students build fluency and confidence — all while saving teachers valuable prep time.
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