MATH
📚 3rd Grade Math TEKS – Year at a Glance
1st Grading Period: Place Value & Number Sense
TEKS Covered: 3.2A–G, 3.4A, 3.5A
Represent numbers up to 100,000 with base-10 and expanded notation
Compare and order numbers
Compose and decompose numbers
Round to the nearest 10 or 100
Represent and solve one- and two-step addition and subtraction problems
2nd Grading Period: Addition, Subtraction, & Introduction to Multiplication
TEKS Covered: 3.4A–E, 3.5A–B
Develop strategies for addition and subtraction
Introduce multiplication (repeated addition, arrays, equal groups)
Solve one- and two-step word problems using the four operations
3rd Grading Period: Multiplication & Division Concepts
TEKS Covered: 3.4F–K, 3.5C
Represent multiplication and division facts (2s, 5s, 10s, etc.)
Relate multiplication and division
Use arrays and area models
Solve problems using multiplication and division strategies
4th Grading Period: Fractions & Geometry
TEKS Covered: 3.3A–G, 3.6A–C
Represent fractions as part of a whole
Compare fractions with the same numerator or denominator
Identify fractional parts on a number line
Classify and sort 2D figures
5th Grading Period: Measurement & Data
TEKS Covered: 3.7A–E, 3.8A–C
Measure length, capacity, and weight
Tell time to the minute
Elapsed time
Perimeter and area
Represent data in bar graphs, pictographs, and frequency tables
6th Grading Period: Review & Problem Solving
TEKS Covered: Spiral review of all TEKS
Mixed operations problem solving
Review key standards for STAAR prep
Cumulative projects and math fluency practice
SCIENCE
1st 6‑weeks
Safety, Scientific Investigation, Matter
3.1–3.5, 3.6
2nd 6‑weeks
Matter continued; Forces & Motion
3.6, 3.7
3rd 6‑weeks
Forces & Motion continued; Energy
3.7, 3.8
4th 6‑weeks
Energy continued; Space; Earth Processes
3.8–3.10
5th 6‑weeks
Earth Processes; Resources; Environmental Patterns
3.10–3.12
6th 6‑weeks
Environmental Patterns; Life Cycles; STEM
3.12–3.13, STEM tasks