📚 Part 1: Identifying Properties

1. Which property is shown in this equation: 5 + 8 = 8 + 5?

Commutative Property

Associative Property

Distributive Property

2. Which property is shown in this equation: (3 + 4) + 6 = 3 + (4 + 6)?

Commutative Property

Associative Property

Distributive Property

3. Which property is shown in this equation: 4 × (2 + 3) = 4 × 2 + 4 × 3?

Commutative Property

Associative Property

Distributive Property

4. Which property lets you change the order of numbers without changing the answer?

Commutative Property

Associative Property

Distributive Property

✏️ Part 2: Creating Equivalent Expressions

5. Use the Commutative Property to rewrite: 7 × 9 = ____________

6. Use the Associative Property to rewrite: (5 + 2) + 8 = ____________

7. Use the Distributive Property to rewrite: 6 × (4 + 3) = ____________

8. Fill in the blanks using properties of operations:

a) 12 + 15 = _____ + 12 (Commutative Property)

b) (2 × 3) × 5 = 2 × (_____ × 5) (Associative Property)

c) 3 × (8 + 2) = 3 × _____ + 3 × _____ (Distributive Property)

9. Write an "I can..." statement about what you learned today:

10. Create your own example for each property:

Commutative Property: _________________________

Associative Property: _________________________

Distributive Property: _________________________

11. Explain in your own words why knowing these properties is helpful: