Printable Multi-Digit Multiplication Worksheets
Printable multi-digit multiplication worksheets for 4th and 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 5 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills and visual guides.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Multi-Digit Multiplication
What this skill is
Multi-digit multiplication covers multiplying 2-digit by 1-digit, 3-digit by 1-digit, and 2-digit by 2-digit numbers using area models, partial products, and standard algorithms.
When children learn it
Multi-digit multiplication is taught in 3rd through 5th grade, aligned to 4.NBT.B.5 and 5.NBT.B.5.
Teaching Tips
- Write the bright placeholder zero in the ones column before multiplying by the tens digit.
- Use area model grid boxes to visualize all partial product boxes.
Common Mistakes
- Forgetting the placeholder zero in the second row when multiplying by the tens digit in 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication.
- Addition errors when summing partial products.