Grade 3 Math Book · Multiplication & Division
Each Orange Had 8 Slices
by Paul Giganti Jr.
Each page sets up a counting puzzle: so many flowers, each with so many petals, each with so many bugs. Readers work out how many in all, step by step.
Why it's useful
A picture book that builds multiplication and multi-step thinking.
- Groups of groups. Kids multiply in steps, like 3 × 8 × 2.
- Arrays and equal groups. Clear pictures make the groups easy to see.
- Problem solving. Each page is a mini word problem.
Try it in class or at home
- Solve the page. Read one page and have kids find the totals.
- Draw it. Students draw their own groups-of-groups picture.
- Write the equation. Turn each page into a multiplication sentence.