Everyday Mathematics Grade 3, Unit 6: More Operations
In this unit, your child takes on two-step number stories, finds patterns in addition and multiplication tables, and multiplies one-digit numbers by multiples of 10, like 4 x 70. It stretches the multiplication facts practiced alongside fractions in the last unit, and the next unit goes back to fractions to compare them and find equal ones.
By Robert “Bobby” BarnettMath teacher, parent, and founder of Bobby’s Math Club
What is my child learning in Unit 6?
- Solving number stories that take two steps, writing an equation with a letter for the unknown, and checking whether the answer is reasonable. Learn more: Story problems with two steps
- Finding patterns in addition and multiplication tables, like every multiple of 4 being even, and explaining why each pattern works. Learn more: Spotting patterns in times tables
- Multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of 10, such as 6 x 40 = 240, by thinking of 6 groups of 4 tens. Learn more: Multiplying by tens, like 4 x 70
Sample questions to try together
These are real questions from our practice. Tap the speaker to hear one read aloud, or the light bulb for a hint, and talk about the answer together.
Question 1 of 3
A bakery made 500 cookies. They sold 235 on Saturday and 190 on Sunday. How many are left?
- 75
- 85
- 175
How you can help
- Plan a snack for a group: if 4 friends each get 3 crackers and the box holds 20, ask your child how many crackers will be left over.
- Count by 4s on a walk, one number per step, and ask your child what they notice: do the numbers land on even or odd, and why?
- Use prices at the store that end in zero: if a pack of pencils costs 80 cents, ask how many cents 4 packs cost, thinking of 4 groups of 8 tens.
Where kids can get stuck
- Stopping after the first step, such as finding how many crackers were handed out but not how many are left.
- Trusting a pattern after a few examples, deciding every multiple of 3 is odd after seeing 3, 9, and 15.
- Forgetting the tens when multiplying, writing 4 x 70 as 28 instead of 280.
Practice makes perfect
Bobby's Math Club has practice problems that adapt to your child’s level, each with a detailed explanation and an easy-to-follow video, so your child can build confidence in these skills one step at a time.
Words your child will hear
- two-step problem
- A word problem that takes two calculations to solve.
- equation
- A number sentence with an equal sign showing two sides are the same amount.
- unknown
- The missing number in a problem, shown by a box, a question mark, or a letter.
- reasonable
- Making sense; close to what you would expect from an estimate.
- pattern
- Something that repeats or changes in a predictable way.
- even number
- A number that can be split into two equal groups, ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
- odd number
- A number that cannot be split into two equal groups, ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9.
- multiple of 10
- A number you say when counting by tens, like 30, 70, or 90.
- product
- The answer to a multiplication problem.
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Written by Robert “Bobby” Barnett
Bobby is an award-winning math teacher, the author of Meet Every Learner’s Needs, and the father of two elementary-school math learners. He uses Bobby’s Math Club with his own kids a few times every week. Learn more or contact Bobby.
Which math standards does Everyday Mathematics Grade 3 Unit 6 cover?
Everyday Mathematics Grade 3 Unit 6 covers these math standards. Each one links to what it means, sample questions, and teaching strategies.
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