Access Point #: MAFS.3.OA.2.AP.5aArchived Access Point

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Recognize multiplication as commutative and associative.
Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

Concrete:

  • Use manipulatives to show how related problems (e.g., 2 × 3 = 3 × 2) result in the same product.
  • Use manipulatives to show how grouping of factors will not change the end product when working with more than 2 factors {e.g., (2×3)×4 = 2×(3×4)}.
Representation:
  • Compare related problems (2 × 3 = 3 × 2).
  • Compare related problems {(2×3)×4 = 2×(3×4)}.
  • Use the symbols: ×, =, (, and related concepts.
General Information
Number: MAFS.3.OA.2.AP.5a
Category: Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised: 06/14
Cluster: Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division. (Major Cluster) : 

Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.

Related Standards

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Related Courses

This access point is part of these courses.
5012050: Grade Three Mathematics
7712040: Access Mathematics Grade 3
5012055: Grade 3 Accelerated Mathematics
5012015: Foundational Skills in Mathematics 3-5

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