3rd grade fact families worksheets
In 3rd grade the houses switch to multiplication and division. Your child takes three numbers like 4, 6, and 24 and writes two multiplication and two division facts, learning that division is just a missing-factor problem.
Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.C.7.
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The kind of problems you'll get
Use the three numbers to write the fact family.
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Write the fact family.
Answer: 2 × 6 = 12; 6 × 2 = 12; 12 ÷ 2 = 6; 12 ÷ 6 = 2
- Write the fact family.
- Write the fact family.
Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Fluency. Use the three numbers to write the fact family. 6 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Connect each house to a times-table fact your child already knows. Say division facts as questions: 24 ÷ 6 asks six times what makes twenty-four. Once a family comes easily, quiz just its two division facts on their own.
Watch for: Kids put the biggest number in the wrong spot. It always leads the subtraction or division facts. Kids swap numbers in subtraction or division the way addition allows. 8 − 3 works but 3 − 8 does not, and 24 ÷ 6 is not 6 ÷ 24.
Common questions about fact families
- Why do the 3rd grade houses use multiplication?
- Third grade is when kids learn that division undoes multiplication. Houses with numbers like 4, 6, and 24 make that link concrete.
- Do doubles like 5, 5, 25 make a full family?
- Not quite. A double gives only two distinct facts, 5 × 5 = 25 and 25 ÷ 5 = 5. Most houses use two different factors.
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Aligned to Common Core 3.OA.B.6, 3.OA.C.7. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.