Combine fitness, fun, and multiplication practise with our Mathsercise Coding: Three-Digit by Two-Digit Multiplication Worksheets! This engaging resource gets students thinking, solving and moving as they apply their written algorithm skills to crack codes and uncover hidden exercises.

In the first section of each worksheet, students complete a set of three-digit by two-digit multiplication problems using the vertical algorithm. After solving the calculations, they use a coding key to translate their answers into a surprise movement challenge - such as frog jumps, high knees, or hopping on one foot! This adds a burst of energy to the maths block and helps reinforce learning in an active, memorable way.

Next, students become the coders! They create a new series of multiplication problems and link each answer to a movement using the same code. By swapping with a classmate, solving each other’s problems, and completing the secret exercises, students build fluency, ownership, and peer interaction all at once.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Apply the written algorithm to multiply three-digit by two-digit numbers
• ✅ Strengthen place value understanding and regrouping strategies
• ✅ Develop critical thinking through code-based decoding
• ✅ Reinforce accuracy and fluency in formal multiplication strategies
• ✅ Engage kinaesthetic learners through purposeful movement

What’s Included:

• 3 differentiated worksheets:
  • - Version 1: No regrouping required
  • - Version 2: Some regrouping required
  • - Version 3: Mostly regrouping required
• Coding key to convert answers into movement-based instructions
• Template space for students to write their own problem set and create a code
• Instructions for classroom implementation and suggested uses

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets (per student or pair)
• Pencils or pens
• Clipboards (optional for outdoor use)
• No equipment required for exercises

How to Use:

1. Select the worksheet level best suited to each student’s current understanding, or assign all three progressively.
2. Students complete the algorithm calculations and use the coding key to uncover their secret physical challenge.
3. They complete the movement activity, then create and code a new set of multiplication problems.
4. Students swap worksheets with a classmate, solve the new problems, and decode and complete each other’s movement instructions.
5. Reflect as a class on which strategies were easiest and how the movements made the activity more enjoyable.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a high-energy warm-up for a multiplication unit
• 💡 Add to a maths rotation to boost fluency through active learning
• 💡 Use for early finishers or homework to keep skills sharp in a creative way
• 💡 Set up a “coding station” where students can design and share their own movement puzzles
• 💡 Take the lesson outdoors and let students complete the activities in a larger space

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Offer a selection of movement ideas for students to include in their code (or let them create their own!)
• 💛 Use coloured pencils for different steps in the algorithm to help students visualise regrouping
• 💛 Turn the finished codes into a class challenge wall - how many moves can we collect this week?
• 💛 Support students who need extra help by offering visual guides or partially completed problem sets

Mathsercise Coding: Three-Digit by Two-Digit Multiplication Worksheets bring rigour and creativity together, offering a fun way for students to practise formal strategies while staying active, collaborative, and engaged.