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Commutative Property of Addition Using Skittles

Generate equivalent expressions using two additive properties. This video focuses on using the associative and commutative properties of addition to combine like terms, simplify expressions, and create equivalent expressions.  Change the sign to multiplication and you can use this for the properties of multiplication as well.

Watch the properties of addition and multiplication in action.

Author's Purpose Reading Game

Third-grade reading game for students who need to practice and reinforce the Author's Purpose as well as reinforce their multiplication skills. Students will collect all the jewels in 15 minutes.  If a bee stings the student, the student will need to answer a multiplication math fact.  If a student collects a Jewell, he/she will need to answer the author's purpose for writing the passage. Persuade, Inform, Entertain, PI

Bill Nye-The Joy of Discovery

Bill Nye said that the Joy of Discovery is awesome.  It is the joy of discovery that makes every human being a scientist.  We explore, test, hypothesize ,and form conclusions.  Watch this video with your students to see if they agree with what was said.  The images and videos attached to this video are beautiful.

3rd Grade Multiples of 10 Dice Game

In this activity, students will partner up. They will each get a single die. They will record their first roll on the worksheet. Then roll it again and multiply it by 10. Next, they will find the product of their first roll times their 2nd roll which was multiplied by 10. Finally, students will find the sum of all of their products. The player with the highest sum wins the game.

You can find other worksheets and ideas for teaching 3rd grade at 3rdGrade.xyz and EducationalResource.org.

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