A warm-up for the start of class, before students play or start the worksheet. It reviews rows, columns and skip counting using things students see every day, then asks them to think ahead to multiplying for area. Two tickets print on each page; cut along the dashed line. The answer key prints on its own page after it.
Entry Ticket: Rows and Rows
Grade 3 · Warm-up · Reviews 2.OA.C.4, 2.NBT.A.2
Name
1. 2 rows of 6 eggs. How many eggs?
eggs
2. 3 rows of 4 squares. How many squares?
squares
3. Count by 3s: 3, 6, 9, ,
Count by 5s: 5, 10, ,
4.Think ahead: a rectangle has 4 rows with 5 squares in each row. What's the fastest way to find how many squares? Try it.
Answer Key: Entry Ticket
Rows and Rows
12 eggs
12 squares
12, 15; 15, 20
20. Skip count 5, 10, 15, 20, or multiply 4 × 5. That's today's lesson: area = rows × columns.
Quick read: students who count every egg one at a time are ready to learn skip counting by rows. Use #4 to open the lesson, then let students paint rectangles in Area Artist.