Five pages on the equal sign with multiplication and division on both sides. Page 1 hangs a fact on each pan of a balance, such as 6 × 4 and 3 × 8 or 20 ÷ 4 and 10 ÷ 2: students write the value of each side under its pan and circle equal or not equal, with a worked example first. Page 2 has eight equations to mark True or False, like 24 ÷ 4 = 2 × 3 and 9 = 72 ÷ 9, then two to explain: 5 × 6 = 6 × 5 (true) and the trap 8 ÷ 2 = 2 ÷ 8 (false, because order matters in division). On page 3 students write = or ≠ between ten pairs of facts, then write × or ÷ in two boxes to make six equations true, such as 8 ÷ 2 = 2 × 2. Page 4 has ten equations with a missing number, like 4 × 6 = 8 × __ and 18 ÷ __ = 9 ÷ 3; students write the number and the value both sides share. Page 5 asks for two × facts and two ÷ facts that make 8 and 6, joined into a true equation, then whether Sam and Rosa are right.
Before page 1, build both sides with counters: 4 rows of 6 on one desk and 3 rows of 8 on another, and count to see they have the same value. Then share 20 counters among 4 children and 10 counters between 2. Read 8 ÷ 2 = 2 ÷ 8 on page 2 aloud and ask the class to share 2 crackers among 8 children: does each one get 4? Page 5 makes a good partner task: students check each other's facts for 8 and 6.
Say an equation out loud, like "3 times 4 equals 24 divided by 2", and ask whether it is true. Then let your child make one up for you, true or false. Sharing snacks into equal piles is a quick way to check a division fact.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
© Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
A 5-page equal sign pack for 3rd grade with multiplication and division on both sides. Hang a fact on each pan of a balance, write the value of each side and circle equal or not equal, circle True or False for equations like 24 ÷ 4 = 2 × 3 and 8 ÷ 2 = 2 ÷ 8 and tell how you know, write = or ≠ between two facts, write × or ÷ to make an equation true, find the missing number in equations like 35 ÷ 5 = 1 × __, write your own facts for 8 and 6, and decide whether two children are right. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.
Tell us what to make next, or build your own with a worksheet maker.
This worksheet is free to download, print, copy, and hand out in your classroom or at home. You do not need to create an account, and there are no watermarks on the PDF.
