Addition & SubtractIon

3rd Grade Math Resources for families

The Progression of Addition/Subtraction

Big Ideas

Represent one- and two-step problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers to 1,000 using pictorial models, number lines, and equations

Solve with fluency one-step and two-step problems involving addition and subtraction within 1,000

Represent one- and two-step problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers to 1,000 using pictorial models, number lines, and equations

  • Ask your child to teach you to use various representations to add and subtract whole numbers, such as base-ten blocks or number lines.

Add with Models

Add with Number Lines

Add on a Number Line

Subtract on a Number Line

Solve with fluency one-step and two-step problems involving addition and subtraction within 1,000

  • Pearson Home-School Connection Activities
  • Provide opportunities for your child to practice multi-digit addition. Ask him/her to look in a magazine or newspaper for numbers greater than one hundred and choose two of the numbers and to add them together (or subtract), then to explain each step.
  • Use a deck of cards (without the 10’s or face cards) to practice addition. Have your child turn over two or three cards to create a two- or three-digit number, and then have him turn over two or three more cards to create another number. Ask him to add the two numbers. Play another round, but this time, subtract.

Number Conundrum

Missing Digits Addition

Missing Digits Subtraction