Students identify, describe, generate, and extend growing and repeating patterns using whole numbers, visual representations, sequences, tables, and simple addition, subtraction, or multiplication rules. They determine and apply one-step input-output rules, complete missing entries, and recognize relationships in addition and multiplication tables, including sums and products within 100 and exact whole-number division relationships. Students understand the equals sign as expressing equivalent quantities, use symbols for unknowns, balance and solve one-step addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations, and write equations for one- and two-step whole-number word problems, with addition and subtraction quantities within 1,000.
On this page:
- Master skills like “Describe pattern rules”, “Extend repeating patterns”, and “Identify growing patterns” with unlimited, free practice problems
- Download (or modify) free worksheets on Patterns and Early Algebra you can use at home or in class with practice problems across all skills in this group including “Balance addition equations”, “Understand the equals sign”, “Identify repeating patterns”.
- Start working on adaptive units like “Patterning - Number Patterns Intro” or “Patterning - Number Patterns Practice” that include these skills and will introduce and scaffold the skills carefully for maximum learning.
Patterns and Early Algebra: Individual Skills
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- Balance addition equations
- Balance multiplication equations
- Balance subtraction equations
- Complete input-output tables
- Describe pattern rules
- Determine the rule in an input-output table
- Extend growing number patterns
- Extend repeating patterns
- Generate a pattern from a rule
- Identify growing patterns
- Identify patterns in multiplication tables
- Identify repeating patterns
- Solve one-step addition equations
- Solve one-step division equations
- Solve one-step multiplication equations
- Solve one-step subtraction equations
- Understand the equals sign
- Use a symbol for an unknown
- Write equations from word problems
Practice 'Balance addition equations'
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Download/Modify Free Grade 3 'Patterns and Early Algebra' Worksheet
Print this free 'Patterns and Early Algebra' worksheet to practice these skills away from the computer. Click 'Modify' to easily customize this worksheet to your exact needs.
This Worksheet Includes:
- Balance addition equations
- Balance multiplication equations
- Balance subtraction equations
- Complete input-output tables
- Describe pattern rules
- Determine the rule in an input-output table
- Extend growing number patterns
- Extend repeating patterns
Units Teaching These Skills
These adaptive units introduce, teach, or reinforce skills in this group (Patterns and Early Algebra) through scaffolded problems that grow in difficulty as concepts are understood.