Encourage creativity and problem solving with the Multiplication Word Problem Templates. This resource is designed to help students not only practise multiplication but also develop their ability to write and interpret mathematical word problems. By providing clear structures and prompts, learners are supported to connect multiplication facts with everyday contexts while strengthening their reasoning and communication skills.

The templates can be used in multiple flexible ways. Teachers may provide the word problems and ask students to solve them, ensuring structured practice. Alternatively, students can write their own multiplication word problems for a partner to solve, building collaborative learning and peer to peer engagement. A further option is for students to create and then solve their own problems, encouraging independence and ownership of learning.

With a range of different templates provided, this resource allows for differentiation and variety. It can be used as part of guided lessons, independent tasks, small group activities, or even as homework. Laminating the templates or placing them in plastic sleeves makes them reusable for ongoing practice, giving students repeated opportunities to refine their problem writing and solving skills.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Strengthen understanding of multiplication through contextualised word problems
• ✅ Develop mathematical language and reasoning
• ✅ Practise writing clear and structured multiplication problems
• ✅ Build problem solving skills by applying multiplication to real life situations
• ✅ Encourage collaboration and discussion when sharing problems with peers

What’s Included:

• A range of multiplication word problem template designs
• Structured spaces for writing, drawing, and solving
• Flexible formats for individual, partner, or teacher led use
• Printable versions suitable for laminating or use in sleeves

Materials Needed:

• Printed word problem templates
• Pencils, pens, or markers for writing and drawing
• Optional - laminator and sleeves for reusable sets
• Optional - manipulatives or counters to model problems

How to Use:

Choose the template design that matches your learning goal. Teachers may write the problems for students to solve, or invite students to create their own. In pairs, one student can write a problem and their partner solves it, encouraging discussion of strategies. For independent work, students both write and solve their own problems, ensuring accountability. Encourage students to show their working with drawings, arrays, or number sentences, making connections between different representations.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during a maths rotation to give students choice and creativity in multiplication practice
• 💡 Incorporate into problem solving journals for ongoing skill building
• 💡 Pair students for peer to peer problem writing and solving challenges
• 💡 Use in intervention sessions to provide structured yet creative practice
• 💡 Send home as a homework activity to involve families in problem solving

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Provide prompts or real world contexts (e.g. animals, sports, food) to inspire student written problems
• 💛 Laminate the templates or use sleeves for repeated practice with whiteboard markers
• 💛 Encourage students to explain both the writing and solving process aloud to strengthen reasoning

The Multiplication Word Problem Templates offer a practical and flexible way to build multiplication fluency while developing higher order thinking and communication. With multiple structures and reusable options, this resource supports differentiation, creativity, and real world application in the classroom.