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Grade 3 Scope and Sequence and Block Overviews by Grade - SCDSB (AUG2020).pdfPlanning the Program
Planning the Program
The scope and sequence is meant to help keep consistency across classrooms and schools, creating a common language and focus of mathematics throughout the school year.
Teachers are asked to follow the timelines for each Strand. Resources to teach and assess should involve those from the list of Common Resources that include:
Ontario Curriculum Teacher Supports
Edwin Teacher Supports
Knowledgehook Teacher Supports
What to Look For and What to Look For 2
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Utilizing the Curriculum
Utilizing the Curriculum
The mathematics curriculum includes a high quality Teacher support area for each curriculum expectation. Curriculum expectations were developed and written with the full understanding that students in each grade have a variety of mathematical competencies and the depth of understanding of that expectation can be adjusted slightly to increase or decrease the difficult of the mathematical computations.
Teachers are encouraged to utilize the curriculum document to begin exploration of each strand expectation, specifically the Examples and Key Concepts. This can help teachers better understand and be consistent with what the expectation is asking students to explore.
The Sample Tasks provided are built based on the continuum of learning across the grades and provide entry points for students of all achievement levels to enter into the exploration of that curriculum expectation.
Math Curriculum Quick Reference Sheet - horizontal grades.pdfDevelopment of Mathematical Reasoning in Grade 3
Development of Mathematical Reasoning in Grade 3
Tier 1
As a whole class, teachers in grade 3 should be focusing on the following important foundational skills:
Solidifying Early Additive Thinking (Up Over 10, Near Doubles, Getting to a Decade Number and Decomposing Numbers)
Deepening Additive Thinking with Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
Beginning to teach early Multiplicative Reasoning using the What to Look For 2 Lessons that develop deep understanding of Anchor Facts and the connnection between multplication and division (10x, 2x, 5x, 1x, 0x) using the LKDSB recommended Grade 3 Timeline.
Tier 2
Teachers should cosider collecting data on a heat map that can inform Tier 2 intervention groups. The focus of these groups should be spent solidifiying and strengthening foundational counting and early additive thinking strategies for students with gaps.
What to Look For 2 Implementation
What to Look For 2 Implementation
In alignment with the Grade 3 curriculum document, early mathematical reasoning begins to be developed over the course of the Grade 3 school year.
Research informed the creation of What to Look For 2 and the lessons slowly build and develop their understanding of Anchor facts (10x, 2x, 5x, 1x, and 0x), as they develop the language and relationship between multiplication and division.
Grade 3 Teachers are asked to replace their teaching of multiplication and division with the use of the W2LF2 Resource and delivery of the lessons in consecutive order, following the recommended timelines. Data within our board shows that students are not understanding multiplicative reasoning at its foundation. Our move to use this new resource is our first attempt to structure this key foundation in a new way.
Teachers are asked to use the timeline provided and not the timeline of the scope and sequence specifically for introducing multiplication and division, as multiplicative reasoning.
W2LF2 Suggested Timelines Grade 3.pdfKnowledgehook Use in Grade 3
Knowledgehook Use in Grade 3
Knowledgehook is the LKDSB approved digital math tool.
Students can can use Knowledgehook at school as assigned by the teacher (missions/gameshows), independently using the "Solve" area, or after school hours, the "Launch" area of the website for a gamified version of the program.
As a teacher Knowledgehook helps with:
access to quality teaching supports that include math backgrounds, misconception charts, and intervention supports
EQAO specific preparation, as outlined by the LKDSB program department
access to formative assessment questions and reports that inform instruction
opportunities for student use during individual centers or for at home deliberate practice
Gr 3 EQAO Preparation
Gr 3 EQAO Preparation
In 2026-2027, monthly actions will be released for EQAO practice.
These documents are not available outside of the LKDSB. You will need to be logged into your LKDSB Google account to access.
Memo # 19 - EQAO Planning, Common Practice, & November Supports
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