Break Apart Bakery: Distributive Property Unit
Category: Education / Math Worksheets
A 75-page bakery-themed unit that teaches the distributive property of multiplication with trays, area models, games, a chef craft and answer keys.
Big multiplication facts feel easy when students can cut them into smaller ones. In Break Apart Bakery, your class becomes a team of bakers who cut big trays of cookies into two small trays, and the distributive property finally makes sense.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 5 PDF files: the full unit in FULL COLOR and BLACK & WHITE (ink saver), each in US Letter and A4, plus a 3-page print guide
• 75 pages in each version, with the same page numbers in all four
• Answer keys for every practice page, quiz and test
WHAT'S INSIDE
• Start here: teacher guide, 10-day plan, Day 1 lesson script (I do, we do, you do), 2 posters, 8 word cards
• Build it: 2 tray work mats for counters, 24 bakery order tickets, recording sheet
• Draw it (14 pages): cookie trays, brownie pans to color, same tray two cuts, match, missing numbers, draw the tray, area models, smart cuts with 5s, halves and 10s
• Numbers only (9 pages): 3 levels of equations, true or false, find the kitchen mistake, write it both ways, mystery number, 8 bakery word problems
• Color by product mystery picture and a cut and paste match
• Centers: 24 task cards with recording sheet, dice game, board game, 2 weeks of daily warm-ups, 4 exit tickets
• Bonus: properties of multiplication poster (commutative, associative, distributive, identity, zero) and a sort page
• Chef craft: a full page of picture steps, 4 baker heads, hat, jacket, arms, 2 big trays, recipe cards
• Hallway display: BREAK APART BAKERY banner, baker hat headband, name badges, 2 Master Baker awards
• Check-ups: pre-check, Quiz A, Quiz B, 2-page unit test, student goal tracker, class tracker
WHY TEACHERS LIKE IT
• A worked example at the top of every practice page, so students know what to do
• Three levels marked with stars: with support, on level, challenge (up to 2-digit by 1-digit)
• Moves from hands-on to pictures to numbers only
• Aligned to CCSS 3.OA.B.5, and supports 3.MD.C.7c and 4.NBT.B.5
PERFECT FOR
• 3rd grade, 4th grade review and math intervention
• Small groups, math centers, homework and test prep
• Homeschool families
• Sub plans (the craft and centers are easy to run)
HOW TO USE
• Download the files after purchase and open the print guide first
• Pick the file for your paper size, in color or ink saver
• Follow the 10-day plan, or use any page on its own
HOW TO PRINT
• Use regular copy paper for student pages and cardstock for posters, task cards, tickets and the banner
• In the print window choose Actual size or Scale 100%
• Laminate the task cards and order tickets to use every year
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Colors may look a little different on different screens and printers.
• For personal use and use in one classroom only. Please do not resell, share or upload the files.
• The text and activities were made with the help of AI tools and then checked by me. The pictures are original digital drawings. No AI image generator was used.
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