Math

3rd Grade Math

Curriculum

Course Title: Mathematics

Department: Mathematics

Primary Resources:

· Focuses on learning through problem solving and student-to-student conversations about mathematical thinking (called discourse)

· Uses a set of learning routines each day, called the Try–Discuss–Connect routine, that helps students engage in discourse as they develop a deeper understanding of mathematics

· Ensures that students develop the problem-solving skills needed to become independent and confident mathematical thinkers

Units of Study:

1. Three-Digit Numbers: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction

· Use Place Value to Round Numbers

· Add Three-Digit Numbers

· Subtract Three-Digit Numbers

· Use Rounding and Operations

2. Multiplication and Division: Concepts, Relationships, and Patterns

· Understand the Meaning of Multiplication

· Multiply with 0, 1, 2, 5, and 10

· Multiply with 3, 4, and 6

· Multiply with 7, 8, and 9

· Use Order and Grouping to Multiply

· Use Place Value to Multiply

· Understand the Meaning of Division

· Understand How Multiplication and Division Are Connected

· Multiplication and Division Facts

· Understand Patterns

· Solve Multiplication and Division Problems

3. Multiplication: Finding Area, Solving Word Problems, and Using Scaled Graphs

· Understand Area

· Multiply to Find Area

· Add Areas

· Solve One-Step Word Problems Using Multiplication and Division

· Solve Two-Step Word Problems Using the Four Operations

· Scaled Graphs

· Use the Four Operations

4. Fractions: Equivalence and Comparison, Measurement, and Data

· Understand What a Fraction Is

· Understand Fractions on a Number Line

· Understand Equivalent Fractions

· Find Equivalent Fractions

· Understand Comparing Fractions

· Use Symbols to Compare Fractions

· Measure Length and Plot Data on Line Plots

· Use Fractions

5. Measurement: Time, Liquid Volume, and Mass

· Time

· Liquid Volume

· Mass

· Solve Measurement Problems

6. Shapes: Attributes and Categories, Perimeter and Area, and Partitioning

· Understand Categories of Shapes

· Classify Quadrilaterals

· Area and Perimeter of Shapes

· Partition Shapes into Parts with Equal Areas

· Work with Shapes

Standardized Assessments: PSSA's