Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Use this for rows and columns: “6 rows of 4 chairs. How many chairs?”

Use this for equal jumps on a number line: “How many jumps of 5 to get to 30?”

Use this to share equally: “24 stickers shared by 4 friends. How many each?”

Use this for “24 stickers, 6 on each page. How many pages?”

Use this for a number sentence with a box: 8 × ? = 48.

Use this for “72 chairs in 4 equal rows: how many in each row?” past the facts.

Use this for 4 × 7 = 7 × 4: turn the array to use a fact you know.

Use this to multiply three numbers, like 3 × 5 × 2, by picking an easy pair first.

Use this for “18 red and 12 blue beads, shared equally on 5 strings. How many on each?”

Use this for “3 boxes of 8 crayons and 5 more. How many in all?”

Use this for “45 stickers, 5 given away, the rest shared on 8 pages. How many on each?”

Use this for “3 boxes of 8 crayons. Ben has 30. How many more does Ben have?”

Use this for “had 215, got 60 more, then gave away 120: how many are left?”

Use this for “Is the answer even or odd?” without working it out.