Arrays and Repeated AdditionRows and columns — the picture that turns adding into multiplying.2nd GradeAn array is equal rows. Count the rows, count howmany in each row, and you have a multiplication.3 rows of 4 = 4 + 4 + 4 = 122 rows of 55 + 5 = 10Also written 2 × 5.3 rows of 44 + 4 + 4 = 12Also written 3 × 4.4 rows of 44 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16A square array — the rows and columns match.5 rows of 22+2+2+2+2 = 10Same total as 2 rows of 5. Turn the array sideways.Egg boxes, window panes, chocolate bars, seating plans — arrays areeverywhere.Arrays and Repeated Additionlearnposters.com
Arrays and Repeated Addition — printable math wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Arrays and Repeated Addition poster

The rule, 4 worked examples.

Egg boxes, window panes, chocolate bars, seating plans — arrays are everywhere.

Questions about the Arrays and Repeated Addition poster

What’s on the Arrays and Repeated Addition poster?
The rule, 4 worked examples. An array is equal rows. Count the rows, count how many in each row, and you have a mu…; 3 rows of 4 = 4 + 4 + 4 = 12; 2 rows of 5 = 5 + 5 = 10; 4 rows of 4 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16; 5 rows of 2 = 2+2+2+2+2 = 10. Egg boxes, window panes, chocolate bars, seating plans — arrays are everywhere.
Who is the Arrays and Repeated Addition poster for?
Arrays and Repeated Addition is filed under 2nd Grade (ages 7–8), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting math, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Arrays and Repeated Addition poster?
Arrange counters into equal rows. Ask for the two different number sentences. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Arrays and Repeated Addition belongs on the wall where that math work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Arrays and Repeated Addition?
Adding with Regrouping, Addition & Subtraction Facts and am and pm sit alongside Arrays and Repeated Addition in the 2nd Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Adding with RegroupingAddition & Subtraction Factsam and pm
Is the Arrays and Repeated Addition poster free to download and print?
Yes. Arrays and Repeated Addition downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 2nd Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Arrays and Repeated Addition poster print at?
Arrays and Repeated Addition is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Arrays and Repeated Addition loses nothing.Printing guide

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