Multiplication and Division Color by Number
Grade 3
Multiplication and division facts share one sheet, so children use the times tables in both directions instead of only reciting them forwards.
Every problem comes from the 2 to 10 tables: multiplications like 7 × 6 and 8 × 9 sit next to divisions like 42 ÷ 6, 72 ÷ 8 or 30 ÷ 5. Each division is simply a table fact run backwards, so all of them come out exactly, with no remainders. The goal is for a child to see 56 ÷ 7 and think "seven times what makes 56?", which ties the two operations together as fact families.
The color-by-result format is used here. Division answers are small, from 2 to 10, while products reach 100, and the legend groups all these results into ranges with one color each. The child solves a square, finds its range in the legend and colors it; decoys whose answers are in the do-not-color range keep the shape hidden until the end. It fits the later part of third grade, once both operations have been taught. Print five variants for a class set.
If division is shaky, allow a multiplication chart for the first sheet only, and ask children to try each fact before peeking. The goal is to need the chart a little less with every new picture.
Choose a picture
- Acorn
- Apple
- Autumn leaf
- Bat
- Car
- Cat
- Christmas tree
- Easter egg
- Fox
- Frog
- Ghost
- Toadstool
- Owl
- Pumpkin
- Rocket
- Spider
- Turtle
- Witch Hat
Frequently asked questions
Are there remainders in the division problems?
No. Every division is the reverse of a multiplication fact from the 2 to 10 tables, so the answers are always whole numbers.
Should my child master multiplication before trying this?
It helps to know most of the times tables first. If the facts are still new, start with the multiplication-only topic and come back once they feel secure.
What is the largest number on the sheet?
Products and the numbers being divided go up to 100, while divisors and quotients stay between 2 and 10.