Grade 2 Math Grading Rubric: Multiplication Facts + Student Self-Check

How to Use This Resource

• Use the rubric with the worksheet, quiz, test and your classroom observations. Children complete the self-check page at the end of the unit.

Classroom Activity Ideas

• Compare each child's self-check stars with your rubric score and talk about any difference.

Differentiation

Support: Let children use counters and paper plates for every question, and give them the Times Tables Chart with the rows they have not learned yet covered. Teach the 2s, 10s and 5s first and add the 3s and 4s only when these are secure. Use sentence frames ("There are ___ groups of ___.") and the fact tracker so children can see their own progress. Pair a child who is new to English with a partner who models the key sentences.

Extension: Find all the arrays for 12 (1 × 12, 2 × 6, 3 × 4 …), solve two-step problems (3 boxes of 10 eggs; 5 eggs are used), write a word problem for 4 × 7 and swap it with a partner, or play Fact Rocket! with all five tables in Mix mode.

Assessment

Criteria: equal groups, arrays and repeated addition, facts for 2, 5 and 10, facts for 3 and 4, word problems, math talk. Totals: 21–24 Excellent, 16–20 Good, 11–15 Developing, 6–10 Needs Practice.

Teacher Tips

The most common mistake is adding instead of multiplying: children write 3 × 4 = 7. Do not correct it with a rule — ask "Show me 3 groups of 4 with counters," and make children say the whole sentence: "3 groups of 4 is 12. 3 times 4 equals 12." Some textbooks in Asia read 3 × 4 the other way ("4, three times"); because of turn-around facts the answer is the same, so choose one way for your class and accept both in children's work.

What's Included

• 2-page rubric and self-check (DOCX + PDF)

Additional Files

• Grade 2 Math Grading Rubric: Multiplication Facts + Student Self-Check (DOCX)

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