Grade 03 Mathematics - EC: M03.B-O.2.1.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- 6 x 2 is the same as
- 6 + 2
- 2 + 6
- 2 x 6
- 2 x 3
- 10 x ___ = 9 x 10
- 4 x 6 = ___ x 4
- ___ x 8 = 8 x 3
- Tom bought 4 boxes of cookies. Each box has 12 cookies. The total number of cookies is 4 x 12. Using the commutative property of multiplication, write an expression that can also be used to find the total number of cookies.
- Chang used 6 x 5 to represent the total number of houses shown in the diagram below. Write another expression he could have used. Explain what each expression represents.
Answer Key/Rubric
- c
- 9
- 6
- 3
- 12 x 4
- Alternate expression: 5 x 6
Meaning:
- 6 x 5 means 6 houses in 5 groups
- 5 x 6 means 5 groups of 6 houses
