Math lesson plan · 4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 45 minutes
Multiply two-digit by two-digit numbers
Multiplication and division
CCSS 4.NBT.B.5England: Y5 Multiplication and division
Objective and success criteria
Students will: Multiply two-digit by two-digit numbers.
- I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
- I can explain each step and say why it works.
- I can check my answer and spot a mistake.
Before and after
Needs first: Multiply by a one-digit number
Leads to: Multi-digit multiplication; Long multiplication: three-digit by two-digit
Materials: Counters for arrays, Multiplication grid, Base-ten blocks, Mini whiteboards and pens, Printed student sheet (below).
Warm-up · 5 min
- Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Multiply by a one-digit number). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
- Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
- 47 × 8 = ? → 376Prompt: Split 47 into tens and ones: 40 + 7.
- 215 × 9 = ? → 1935Prompt: Use short multiplication: multiply the ones, then tens, then hundreds.
- Ben's bakery makes 4668 rolls a day. How many rolls does it make in 3 days? → 14004Prompt: The same amount each day: multiply.
Hook · 5 min
- Show an array of chairs, eggs or windows and ask how many there are without counting one by one.
- Share the objective: Multiply two-digit by two-digit numbers. Read the success criteria together.
I do: model it · 10 min
- Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
- Example: Use long multiplication: 35 × 96
- Step 1: 35 × 6 = 210
- Step 2: 35 × 90 = 3150
- Step 3: 210 + 3150 = 3360
- Answer: 3360
- Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.
We do: guided practice · 10 min
- Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
- Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
- Use long multiplication: 77 × 25 → 1925Prompt: Multiply 77 by the ones digit of 25.
- Use long multiplication: 27 × 43 → 1161Prompt: Multiply 27 by the ones digit of 43.
You do: independent practice · 10 min
- Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
- Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.
The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.
Exit ticket · 5 min
- Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
- Use long multiplication: 80 × 97 → 7760Prompt: Multiply 80 by the ones digit of 97.
- Use long multiplication: 36 × 22 → 792Prompt: Multiply 36 by the ones digit of 22.
Watch out for
- Thinking multiplying always makes a number bigger.
- Dropping a zero in long multiplication when moving to the tens row.
Support and stretch
Support
- Review first: Multiply by a one-digit number.
- Use concrete materials: counters for arrays.
- Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
- Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.
Stretch
- Move on to: Multi-digit multiplication; Long multiplication: three-digit by two-digit.
- Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
- Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.
Homework and more practice
Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/math/grade-4.
Free lesson plan from eurekami.com/lesson-plan-builder