Mathematics·Multiplication & Division·conceptual
Patterns in Times Tables
Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table) and explain them using properties of operations
Suggested ages 8–9
Learning journey
Your child is building fluency with multiplication and division — memorizing times tables up to 12×12, understanding the relationship between multiplication and division, and solving word problems involving equal groups and arrays.
Evidence of understanding
- Notice that all products of 5 end in 0 or 5 and explain why
- Observe that the sum of two even numbers is always even
- Identify a pattern in the multiplication table and explain it using commutativity or the distributive property
Assessment prompt
Can Patterns in Times Tables spot patterns in times tables — like all multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5 — and explain why that pattern happens?
Standards alignment
3.OA.9US · ccss-math
Identify and explain arithmetic patterns
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · 3