"Two-Digit by Two-Digit Multiplication Practice" is a worksheet that features 16 two-digit by two-digit multiplication problems on each page. Problems are arranged vertically with a grid of boxes surrounding each digit in the problem, as well as each digit in the answer. That includes the two answers below the problem that are added together to get the final answer.

Third-grade worksheets feature shading according to which place value is being multiplied. For example, the ones digit in the problem and the answer that results are a lighter shade than the tens digit boxes. These shaded boxes are also included at the top of the problem where students can write the numbers being carried from the ones place to the tens place. Fourth-grade worksheets don't include this shading or boxes at the top for carried numbers.

Multiplying two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers can be tricky for students because there are a lot of numbers to keep track of. You can make it a little easier for students to stay organized by creating a grid of boxes around each number in the problem and all the numbers in the answer.

You can highlight boxes for students who are just learning with different shades for the ones digit answer, the tens digit answer, and the numbers that are carried in the ones and tens digits. As students get good at keeping everything straight, you can remove the shading so they have to keep track of the ones and tens digits on their own. Then you can remove the boxes altogether, so they get practice keeping everything aligned.