• Math in Focus addresses topics in greater depth at each grade.
• Click here: Scope and Sequence to see how mathematics skills are introduced and expanded within each grade level.
• Your third grader will focus on:
  • building problem-solving skills and strategies
  • using models to solve real-world problems involving the four operations
  • making and interpreting data from bar graphs
  • identifying fractions of a set
  • finding angles and identifying lines
  • understanding area and perimeter of figures

Supporting at Home

• You can help your child build confidence as well as communication skills in mathematics by practicing newly acquired skills at home by encouraging opportunities to use math in everyday situations.
• While at home, invite your child to:
  • measure ingredients for a recipe
  • conduct a survey and tally the responses
  • find angles and lines in things around the house
• While shopping or at the supermarket, challenge your child to:
  • estimate the cost of your groceries
  • pay for purchases with real money and estimate the change
• On car or bus trips, allow your child to:
  • look out for geometric shapes in road signs, buildings and architecture

Parent Resources:

Parents are encouraged to use the resources below throughout the year. The Parent Resource videos are meant to provide a framework for success at home as well as at school.

Click here: Chapter Background & Parent Support Videos