{"id":3030,"date":"2013-01-13T13:34:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-13T21:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?p=3030"},"modified":"2013-01-13T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T21:34:27","slug":"how-to-use-rectangular-arrays-to-teach-multiplication-factors-primes-composites-squares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=3030","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Rectangular Arrays to Teach Multiplication, Factors, Primes, Composites, Squares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Rectangular-Arrays-to-teach-Multiplication-Factors-Prime-Composite-numbers\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Rectangular-Arrays-to-teach-Multiplication-Factors-Prime-Composite-numbers\" title=\"Rectangular Arrays\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><figure id=\"attachment_3053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3053\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3053\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RectArrayFirstPageScreenshot2-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Rectangular Arrays\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RectArrayFirstPageScreenshot2-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RectArrayFirstPageScreenshot2.png 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.FamilyMathNight.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>This is my teacherspayteachers.com first FREEBIE!  I chose this particular activity to make as my freebie because the video version has gotten over 4,000 views on YouTube!  I figure that means teachers are looking for creative ways to teach multiplication and number theory (properties of number).  <\/p>\n<p>To get the 5-page pdf, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Rectangular-Arrays-to-teach-Multiplication-Factors-Prime-Composite-numbers\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the video version:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Use Rectangular Arrays to Teach Multiplication, Factors, Primes, Composites, Squares\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DDoFS9CNFs0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my teacherspayteachers.com first FREEBIE! 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