A fill-in-the-blanks sheet on the distributive law for Year 4 maths. Pupils complete a short passage explaining how to partition a two-digit number and multiply each part, then apply it themselves to 36 × 4 = (30 × 4) + (6 × 4) and write their own sentence using a word from the word bank. The key covers every blank. Supports the England National Curriculum mental multiplication objectives.
Number - multiplication and division
“Use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide mentally, including: multiplying by 0 and 1; dividing by 1; multiplying together three numbers”
Partitioning to multiply is the derived-facts strategy the passage explains.
Number - multiplication and division
“Solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the distributive law to multiply two digit numbers by one digit...”
The worked example applies the distributive law step by step.
A cloze passage where pupils fill in the missing vocabulary for partitioning and multiplying each part.
Pupils complete 36 × 4 = (30 × 4) + (6 × 4), then write their own maths sentence from the word bank.
All blanks, the calculation steps and guidance for the open question.
Guided teaching
Read the passage together and fill the blanks as a class before pupils try Your Turn.
Vocabulary plenary
The own-sentence question checks pupils can use the language, not just the method.
Revision
A quick re-read before written multiplication is taught formally.
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