Grade 3 Mathematics
Problem solving
- solve problems with and without manipulatives
- demonstrate that a problem can be solved in more than one way
- solve multi-step problems
- write about solutions
- generalize solutions and apply to new situations
- draw conclusions
- use models, facts, properties, and relationships to explain thinking
- compare and contrast figures, discuss strategy
- discuss mathematical concepts and relationships
- draw pictures and use objects to illustrate mathematical concepts
- write about mathematical topics presented in class
- explore patterns and relationships
- understand the mathematical processes and procedures of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and relate them to one another
- apply mathematical skills and concepts (measurement, graphs, and data analysis) to other subject areas
- read and write any given 4 digit number
- understand concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and their relationship to one another
- explore number patterns and computation from 1 to 1,000
- add any two or more numbers less than 1,000
- subtract any two numbers with subtrahend less than 1,000
- Basic facts: addition, subtraction, and multiplication
- know fractional parts: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 1/5, 1/6, 1/8
- use models to show and compare equivalent fractions.
- Describe, model, and classify geometric figures: square, triangle, circle , rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and parallelogram
- cylinder, cone, cube sphere, and pyramid angles: (right, acute, obtuse, straight)
- congruence and symmetry
- length – half inch, quarter inch
- measure to nearest half inch, quarter inch
- tell time to nearest minute
- explore area of rectangular regions and perimeter of shapes
- estimate and measure using quarts, gallons
- understand coin value
- given a specified amount of money and a price list, determine what can be purchased
- tell time to the hour, half hour, and minute
- collect data construct picture, circle, and bar graphs
- interpret data from bar, picture, and circle graphs
- write questions and answers using information from a graph
- use manipulatives to explore probability