multiplication Multiplication Worksheets
Our 2nd grade multiplication worksheets help students build foundational skills through visual array problems. These printable worksheets cover creating equations from arrays, writing multiplication equations for rectangular arrays, and partitioning rectangles to count boxes.
About these worksheets
These worksheets build the prerequisite skills students need before formal multiplication. Activities include writing arrays as addition and multiplication equations, doubling and halving numbers, partitioning rectangles into rows and columns, multiplying by multiples of ten, rewriting repeated addition as multiplication, using number lines, reading multiplication tables for patterns, estimating reasonable products, and interpreting multiplication in word problems. Resources span second through fourth grade.
Rectangular Arrays
- Read a rectangular array by counting how many rows and how many columns it has.
- Write a multiplication equation that matches an array (rows × columns = total).
- Use repeated addition to explain what the array shows and connect it to multiplication.
- Switch the factors (like 3 × 4 and 4 × 3) and see that the total stays the same.
Partitioning Rectangles
- Count how many equal boxes are made when a rectangle is split into rows and columns.
- Use rows × columns to find the total number of boxes in a rectangular grid.
- Read a partitioned rectangle and describe it using the number of rows and columns.