Support your students in building strong multiplication strategies with our Multiplication Strategies: The Partitioning Method Worksheets! This clear and structured resource guides learners through using the partitioning method to solve multiplication problems, helping them visualise and understand the distributive property of multiplication while reinforcing place value concepts.

Students will practise multiplying both two- and three-digit numbers using expanded form. By breaking numbers into parts and multiplying each part separately, they develop a flexible and visual approach to multiplication that supports deeper understanding. The structured layout of these worksheets makes it easy for students to track their thinking and organise their calculations clearly.

Multiplication Strategies: The Partitioning Method Worksheets is an excellent resource to use during whole-class lessons, small group instruction, or independent practise. It can also be used as an extension task for students ready to explore advanced multiplication concepts. Whether you're introducing the partitioning strategy for the first time or building on prior learning, this resource helps students become more confident and flexible mathematicians.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Understand and apply the partitioning strategy to multiplication
• ✅ Partition numbers into expanded form using place value knowledge
• ✅ Use the distributive property to multiply each part of a number
• ✅ Accurately calculate partial products and combine them to find totals
• ✅ Develop flexibility and confidence with multi-digit multiplication

What’s Included:

• Structured worksheets guiding students through the partitioning method
• Section 1: Multiply three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers using partitioning
• Section 2: Multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers using partitioning
• Clear step-by-step format to scaffold student learning

Materials Needed:

• Printed Multiplication Strategies: The Partitioning Method Worksheets
• Pencils, erasers, and rulers
• Optional: place value blocks or number expanders to support visual understanding

How to Use:

1. Introduce or review the concept of partitioning numbers using expanded form.
2. Model how to apply the partitioning method to a multiplication problem using place value language and visual supports.
3. Students complete Section 1 by partitioning three-digit numbers and multiplying each part by a one-digit number, then combining partial products to find the total.
4. Students complete Section 2 by partitioning two-digit numbers and multiplying each part of one number by each part of the other, adding all partial products to find the final answer.
5. Encourage students to check their work for accuracy and explain their reasoning using mathematical language.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during whole-class lessons to explicitly teach and model the partitioning strategy.
• 💡 Include in maths rotations for targeted multiplication practise.
• 💡 Use in small groups to provide extra scaffolding for students needing support with place value or multiplication.
• 💡 Add as an extension activity for students ready to explore more advanced multiplication methods.
• 💡 Incorporate into assessment tasks to evaluate student understanding of the distributive property.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Use place value blocks or number expanders to support visual learners in understanding how partitioning works.
• 💛 Reinforce expanded notation and ensure students are confident with this concept before introducing partitioning.
• 💛 Encourage neatness and step-by-step organisation to help students accurately combine partial products.
• 💛 Challenge students to compare different multiplication strategies and reflect on which they find most efficient and why.

Multiplication Strategies: The Partitioning Method Worksheets offers a clear and accessible way for students to master this powerful multiplication strategy. Perfect for building deep understanding, flexible thinking, and strong number sense in your classroom!

This resource is ideal to use alongside the Strategies to Multiply Larger Numbers POWERPOINT and Strategies to Multiply Larger Numbers Posters resources.