The Distributive Law Copywork
Copy the distributive law and practice multiplying across a sum.
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About this printable
The distributive law written out plainly, then demonstrated with three worked examples including one with subtraction. Students copy each line and watch both sides of the equation land on the same answer. A strong bridge into mental math and early algebra. 17 pages, 1/2-inch letters in manuscript print on dashed manuscript lines. Sheets included: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), First Letters Only.
ON THIS SHEET: To multiply a number by a sum, you may multiply each part of the sum and then add the results. · a x (b + c) = (a x b) + (a x c) — Example One · 4 x (5 + 3) = (4 x 5) + (4 x 3) · 4 x 8 = 20 + 12 · 32 = 32 — Example Two · 6 x (10 + 2) = (6 x 10) + (6 x 2) · 6 x 12 = 60 + 12 · 72 = 72 — It works with subtraction too. · 7 x (10 - 3) = (7 x 10) - (7 x 3) · 7 x 7 = 70 - 21 · 49 = 49 — LETTER SIZE: 1/2-inch. HANDWRITING: manuscript print. SHEETS: Copywork (Step 1), First Letter Hints (Step 2), Memory Lines (Step 3), First Letters Only.
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3 pages from the 17-page PDF, as they print.
A plan for this set
A longer text: give Steps 1, 2 and 3 about two weeks, one sheet a day.
- Days 1–4 Copywork (Step 1). Read the whole text, then copy it exactly.
- Days 5–8 First Letter Hints (Step 2). Write it again with only the first letter of each word as a prompt.
- Days 9–10 Memory Lines (Step 3). Write it from memory on lines sized to each word.
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