standard_description: Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.
problem_activity: Stage 4:  Grade 3 Shapes
Required Preparation
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Shape Cards Grade 3
Triangle Cards Grade 3
Quadrilateral Cards Grade 3

Narrative
Students lay out the shape cards face up in rows. One partner chooses a shape. The other partner asks questions to figure out what shape they chose. Students work with polygons, with a focus on quadrilaterals.


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