Summary
Math Antics shows the distributive property -- breaking a multiplication apart to make it easier. A clear, animated 10-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 3-6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “The Distributive Property in Arithmetic.”
- How does breaking a number apart make multiplying easier?
- How is 6 x 13 the same as 6 x 10 + 6 x 3?
- Why does the distributive property always work?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: distributive property, multiply, add, break apart, product.
Try it: Use the distributive property to solve 7 x 12.