Short multiplication
Multiply two- and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number with a written method.
Taught in Primary 3 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 3 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 4 in Canada (Ontario).
Nigeria (NERDC)
Primary 3
- Strand
- Basic Operations
- Called
- Short multiplication
- How it's taught
- Vertical short multiplication introduced in Primary 3 with carrying digits noted above.
United Kingdom (National Curriculum)
Year 3
- Strand
- Multiplication and Division
- Called
- Short multiplication
- How it's taught
- Arrays and repeated addition build to formal short then long methods; times-table fluency expected by Year 4 (multiplication tables check).
Canada (Ontario)
Grade 4
- Strand
- Number
- Called
- Short multiplication
- How it's taught
- Equal groups and arrays with tools; students choose among flexible strategies (halving/doubling, partial products) before standard algorithms in later grades.