Multiplying Using An Area Model | Educational Kids Math Video

Do your fourth-grade math students need to learn how to multiply using an area model? This video shows upper elementary math students how to multiply using partial products, also known as multiplying using an area model or multiplying using the box method! This educational math video for kids shows multiplying 1 digit by 2 digits using the box model, multiplying 1 digit by 4 digits using partial products, and also multiplying 2 digits by 2 digits.

Aligns with the following standard:

4.NBT.5 Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

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0:00 - Intro
0:27 - What is an area model?
0:36 - How to multiply using an area model
1:50- Why are area models useful?
2:18 - Practice Problem Multiplying one digit by 4 digits
2:55 - Practice Problem Multiplying two digit by two digits box method
4:02 - More information

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This video can help you answer the following questions:

How do I teach kids to use area models?
How do I multiply using an area model?
How do I multiply using the box method?
What are partial products?
How can students use area models for multiplication?