Math is a very important part of our day.  I am very passionate about teaching math because it is a skill that we use in our everyday lives.  I always relate math to things that the students are familiar with so that they gain a better understanding of each mathematical concept and its importance.  I frequently have the students play math games to reinforce concepts that were taught during instruction.  These games and hands-on activities keep the students engaged in the learning process. The math program that is used in class is called enVisionMATH.  It is a math program that balances skill instruction with instruction that develops conceptual understanding through problem-based interactive and visual learning.

Envisions Math Website: Pearson Realize

To access enVisionMATH online please visit

www.clever.com

This document will help assist in accessing the online math platform. 

Here is a general overview of topics we may cover  in 3rd grade:

Introduction to Multiplication and Division

• • Multiplication as joining equal groups

  • Multiplication as repeated addition

  • Multiplication using a number line

  • Multiplication using arrays

  • The commutative property

  • Division as sharing equally

  • Division as repeated subtraction

Use Strategies to Multiply

• • Multiplying by 0 - zero property

  • Multiplying by 1 - identity property

  • Multiplying by 2 - skip count by 2

  • Multiplying by 5 - skip count by 5

  • Multiplying by 9 - patterns in the ones and tens or finger trick

  • Multiplying by 10 - skip count by 10

Use Strategies to Multiply (Distributive property)

• • Multiplying by 3 - distributive property

  • Multiplying by 4 - distributive property

  • Multiplying by 6 - distributive property

  • Multiplying by 7 - distributive property

  • Multiplying by 8 - distributive property

  • The associative property

Use Multiplication to Divide

• • Use known multiplication facts to solve division problems

  • Division with 1

  • Division with

  • Even and odd solutions

Fluently Multiply and Divide

• • Using a multiplication table

  • Filling in missing numbers in a multiplication table

  • Using multiplication and division to solve story problems

  • Writing multiplication and division story problems

Area

• • Area as the space inside a figure

  • Finding area by counting square units that cover a figure

  • Finding area by counting standard square units

  • Finding area of rectangles and squares by multiplying the side lengths

  • Using the distributive property to break a large rectangle into two smaller rectangles

  • Finding the area of irregular shapes by cutting it into rectangles and adding the areas

Graphing and Data

• • Reading picture graphs and bar graphs

  • Make picture graphs

  • Make bar graphs

  • Use picture graphs and bar graphs to solve story problems

Fluently Adding and Subtracting

• • Rounding rules

  • Estimating to add/subtract

  • Using place value to break big addition problems into smaller ones

  • Using the standard algorithm to solve addition problems

  • Adding more than two numbers

  • Using place value to break big subtraction problems into smaller ones

  • Using the standard algorithm to solve subtraction problems

Multiplying by Multiples of 10

• • Using an open number line to multiply

  • Using properties to multiply

  • Using patterns and strategies to multiply

Fractions as Numbers

• • Dividing regions into equal parts

  • Fractions as a part of the whole

  • Labeling fractions

  • Identifying the whole

  • Fractions on a number line

  • Creating line plots using data

Fraction Equivalence and Comparison

• • Identifying equivalent fractions using models

  • Identifying equivalent fractions using a number line