Arithmetic Patterns (Grade 3)

Videos, examples, solutions, and lessons to help Grade 3 students learn to identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.

Common Core: 3.OA.9

Suggested Learning Target

• I can identify and describe arithmetic patterns in number charts, addition tables, and multiplication tables.
• I can explain arithmetic patterns using properties of operations. Identify and explain arithmetic patterns using properties of operations (CCSS: 3.OA.9)
  
  Identifying Patterns: 3.OA.9
  How to identify an arithmetic pattern?
  Explain why the pattern makes sense.

Discover Number Patterns With Skip Counting
Grade 3 / Math / Number Sense
CCSS: Math.3.OA.D.9 Math.Practice.MP3 Math.Practice.MP7
Lesson Objective
Look for patterns when counting by 200s

3.oa.9
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Identify arithmetic patterns
How to identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.
Examples:

1. There are 8 rafts floating down the river. Each raft is carrying 4 people. Find the total number of people in the rafts.
   
2. A farmer is collecting eggs from the hen house. On Monday, the farmer collects 5 eggs. On Tuesday, he collects 12 eggs. On Wednesday, the farmer collects 19 eggs. If this pattern continues, how many eggs does he collect on Saturday?
   
3. A bottling plant packages one box of bottles water each minute. Each number below represents the total number of bottles packaged after 1 more minute. How many bottles are in each box. Complete the pattern.
   
4. Anna has 15 shells. She gives away 6 shells to her sister. She wants to line up the remaining shells into 3 equal rows. How many shells will be in each row?

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