MathematicsMultiplication & DivisionAges 6–9

Reading ×, ÷, and = Symbols

Read, write, and interpret the symbols ×, ÷, and = in multiplication and division number sentences

Lesson

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Read operation and equality symbols as relationships.

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Activity

Ask the learner to explain one prerequisite idea before starting. If uncertain, revisit it; graph order is not learner readiness.

Policy

Check readiness rather than assuming source graph order establishes attainment.

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Instructions

Use the array cards; point to each row before reading a sentence.

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Use the supplied stage cards on screen or scrap paper; adult key stays separate.

Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.

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What this lesson covers and its limits

These are bounded opportunities, not learner attainment. Partial and blocked source requirements remain so.

partial: Read, write, and interpret the symbols ×, ÷, and = in multiplication and division number sentences
Bounded objective: Read operation and equality symbols as relationships. Notation and small arrays only; no speed or whole-table attainment claim.
partial: Read 3 × 4 = 12 aloud as 'three times four equals twelve'
Exact 3 × 4 = 12 read aloud with model array.
partial: Write a multiplication sentence to match an array
New arrays prompt written multiplication sentences; actual writing/reading must be observed.
partial: Read 12 ÷ 3 = 4 aloud correctly
Exact 12 ÷ 3 = 4 taught; T applies symbol to 24 ÷ 4.
partial: If you write '6 × 4 = 24' or '15 ÷ 3 = 5' on paper, can {{name}} tell you what the times sign, division sign, and equals sign each mean?
Try offers new-array-application for the bounded objective; it does not establish every part of the source assessment. Notation and small arrays only; no speed or whole-table attainment claim.

Notation and small arrays only; no speed or whole-table attainment claim.

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Read operation and equality symbols as relationships.

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Illustrative Mathematics · Practice link — not the full lesson

Equality Number Sentences

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Before you open · source notes

True and false number sentences support reading ×, ÷, and = symbols with care. Not every algebra equation.

Free, no sign-in. A teacher solution is on the same page, so use the student view with your child.

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Ask the learner to mark one sentence true or false and explain what the equals sign means.

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Public Illustrative Mathematics task page. The .html address responds HTTP 308 to this URL. An anonymous GET of this URL on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt. Where a teacher solution is present, it is on the same page as the student task; this check did not find a separate locked student view. An adult can use the student view section and should not read a solution aloud. Advertising was not observed in the fetched HTML text; that is not a browser, device, or ad-free guarantee. This is a paper or discussion task, not an automatically marked interactive game. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. Diagrams on the page use missing or filename-only alt text, so they are not an accessible image equivalent. Accessibility still depends on an adult describing the picture.

Illustrative Mathematics. “Equality Number Sentences.” Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. External task; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute it.

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Check understanding

Read 3 × 4 = 12 aloud as 'three times four equals twelve'
Write a multiplication sentence to match an array
Read 12 ÷ 3 = 4 aloud correctly

“If you write '6 × 4 = 24' or '15 ÷ 3 = 5' on paper, can your child tell you what the times sign, division sign, and equals sign each mean?”

Curriculum record

Type: Language
Subject: Mathematics
Domain: Multiplication & Division
Age range: Ages 6–9

Standards

acara-v9:AC9M2N05the-ontario-curriculum-mathematics-2020:ON-MATH-2020-G3-B2.6uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y2/MD/2