TheLearnDenYear 2 · Maths
Understand Order For Multiplication Division
Year 2 learners practise multiplication can be done in any order arrays.
The activities include Understand that Multiplication Can be Done in Any Order, Understand the Order of Multiplication and Division Statements. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Understand that Multiplication Can be Done in Any Order
- Understand the Order of Multiplication and Division Statements
Checked learning resources
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Factor Pairs Can Be Written in Any Order
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches showing that multiplication is commutative.
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Factor Pairs Can Be Written in Any Order: Worksheet and Quizzes
Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Browser-first Oak downloads page provides the worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz for showing that multiplication is commutative.
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Factor Pairs Can Be Written in Any Order: Year 2 Unit
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Year 2 unit sequence places showing that multiplication is commutative within a coherent progression.
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Year 2 Arrays
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 2 arrays show why factors can be reversed without changing the product.
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KS1 Multiplying and Dividing
BBC Bitesize · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
KS1 practice contrasts multiplication and division statements.
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Multiplying by 2, doubling and halving (factors and products)
Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 2 Maths resource matched to multiplication can be done in any order arrays.
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Year 2 Maths: Division and the Commutative Law
YouTube — Mr White · Video · Opens on the provider website
Year 2 lesson explains why factors can swap order in multiplication while division order changes the result.