Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Who's Who? Properties of Real Numbers
A great opportunity for your students to practice their knowledge of the number properties with the card game. A quick way to help students learn.
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Turn Around Trains [Pdf]
Play a game with cubes to explore commutative property of addition.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Turn Around Dominoes [Pdf]
Write addition number sentences using the commutative property.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: The Meaning of Multiplication: Mental Calculation
If you are looking for a website that explains and defines the basics of mental multiplication with helpful hints then you have arrived at an excellent resource. There are even practice problems at the very end of the lesson.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Basic Number Properties: Associative, Commutative, and Distributive
This Purplemath lesson includes many different number properties explained by using examples.
Saddleback College
Algebra2go: Properties of Addition Problem Sets
Select a problem set, then select a question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer for each problem. When you have answered all of the questions, ask Charlie how you did.
Saddleback College
Algebra2go: Addition Techniques: Problem Sets
This resource has three problem sets to practice addition using associtaive and commutative property of addition. Select a problem set, then select a question. Fill in the blank with the correct answer for each problem. When you have...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commutative Property of Multiplication
Practice changing the order of factors in a multiplication problem and see how it affects the product. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Make 9
Students will make 9 in as many ways as they can by adding two numbers between 0 and 9. This is a good introduction to the commutative property.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Fact Families With Pictures
Students will use pictorial models to write as many equations for each picture as they can. Multiple variations and extension ideas are included in this lesson.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Fact Families
As a whole class, the teacher presents students with 3 numbers on cards, such as 5, 8, and 3. The teacher asks the students to find all the ways the numbers can be put together in addition or subtraction sentences. This lesson includes...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Domino Addition
The purpose of this task is to help students understand the commutative property of addition by using dominos as manipulatives. If the teacher does not already have dominoes, they are easily found online and can be printed onto colored...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.oa Symmetry of the Addition Table
The goal of this task is to help students understand the commutative property of addition by examining the addition facts for single digit numbers. Aligns with CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.D.9 Identify arithmetic patterns, and explain them...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ns Multiplication, Division and Place Value, Part 1
Sixth graders are presented with a completed multiplication equation and are asked to use it to find the answers to seven other equations. To do this, they must use their reasoning and estimation skills. Aligns with 6.NS.B.3.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Selecting the Related Addition Fact
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to determine which addition fact is related to the given addition problem. The video uses vocabulary of addends and sum. The video is...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Commutative Property of Multiplication
Explains what the commutative property of multiplication is and how to use it. Includes examples and practice problems throughout, along with explanations of solutions.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: The Number System 7.ns.2c Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of multiplication of rational numbers with Commutative Property.
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Math Steps: Properties of Multiplication
This is a great place to gather ideas for introducing and developing the multiplication properties concepts for commutative, associative, identity, and zero properties. Materials, preparation, prerequisite skills and discourse are all...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Miss Integer Finds Her Properties in Order.
A lesson on: Order of Operations, Integers, Numerical Sentences, and Absolute Value.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cracker Math (Commutative Property)
During this instructional activity students will listen to the story FISH EYES: A BOOK YOU CAN COUNT ON by Lois Ehlert and use concrete objects to explore the commutative property of addition. During this instructional activity students...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Any Order
The numbers in an addition number sentence (addends) can be added in any order and the sum remains the same.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Properties the Commutative Property of Addition
Students will learn from these notes that will challenge their application of the commutative property of addition.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Commutative and Associative Properties
Students will learn about the commutative and associative properties. This detailed lesson plan includes smartboard slides and downloadable worksheets.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Covering and Filling: Surface Area & Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Students apply their knowledge of surface area and volume to solve some problems for a box company. This lesson contains a detailed lesson plan, video explanations, rubrics, group work guidelines, slides containing problems, and...