Third graders learn the rules that make multiplication flexible, from switching the order of factors to breaking a hard fact into easier ones, and how each property helps them compute.
Students will be able to…
You know 6 x 2 is 12, and 2 x 6 is also 12. Why does the order not matter, and what other rules make multiplying easier?
Project this and open each card to explore a property of multiplication and how it makes multiplying easier.
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You know that 6 x 2 is 12. So what is 2 x 6? The order changed, but the answer did not. Why does that happen, and how can rules like this make multiplying easier?
Students explore each property of multiplication.
Students apply a property to a fact.
Students illustrate a property.
Students reflect on the properties.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide.
Interpret products of whole numbers, such as 5 x 7 as the total in 5 groups of 7.
Fluently multiply and divide within 100 using strategies and properties.
Look for and make use of structure.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students choose one property, write an example, and draw why it works, so each rule becomes something they can show. A printable properties-of-multiplication worksheet is in the Mathematics library.
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