3rd Grade Math Curriculum
First Trimester
MATH: NUMBER SENSE
ϖReads, writes, counts, identifies, orders, compares (<, >, =) value of numbers to 2,000.
ϖUses manipulatives and numbers to show understanding of addition properties: 44 + 0 = 44 (zero property of addition).
ϖRepresents simple fractions (i.e., 1/2, 1/3, 1/4) with objects or pictures.
ϖExplains reasonableness of solutions to 2,000.
ϖExplains thinking processes and operations using correct number sense vocabulary, using objects, pictures, and/or words and numbers.
MATH: COMPUTATION
ϖMemorizes and uses addition facts through 20.
ϖConsistently adds numbers to 1,000 with regrouping and to 10,000 without regrouping.
ϖAdds multiple numbers with sums to 100 with regrouping, and with sums to 1,000 without regrouping.
ϖBegins to subtract numbers to 1,000 with regrouping and to 10,000 without regrouping.
ϖCommunicates reasoning and processes used to solve addition problems.
Second Trimester
MATH: NUMBER SENSE
ϖReads, writes, counts, identifies, orders, compares (<, >, =) value of numbers to 5,000.
ϖUses manipulatives and numbers to explain understanding of addition properties in oral form: 15 + 13 + 16 = 13 + 16 + 15 (commutative property of addition).
ϖRepresents and orders simple fractions (i.e., 1/2, 1/3, 1/4) with objects or pictures.
ϖExplains reasonableness of solutions to 5,000.
ϖExplains thinking processes and operations using correct number sense vocabulary, using objects, pictures, numbers, or words.
MATH: COMPUTATION
ϖMemorizes and uses subtraction facts through 20.
ϖConsistently adds numbers to 1,000 with regrouping and to 10,000 without regrouping.
ϖAdds multiple numbers with sums to 100 with regrouping, and with sums to 1,000 without regrouping.
ϖConsistently subtracts numbers from 1,000 with regrouping and from 10,000 without regrouping.
ϖCommunicates reasoning and processes used to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Third Trimester
MATH: NUMBER SENSE
ϖReads, writes, counts, identifies, orders, compares value of numbers to 10,000.
ϖDefines odd and even numbers.
ϖDescribes basic mathematical properties used in addition and multiplication (e.g., 2 + 3 = 3 + 2, 6 + 0 = 6, 3 x 0 = 0, 3 x 1 = 3).
ϖUses objects or pictures to represent and explain fractional parts (halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eighths, tenths) of a whole or a set.
ϖEstimates solutions and explains reasonableness of solutions for problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
ϖExplains thinking processes and operations using correct number sense vocabulary using words and numbers.
MATH: COMPUTATION
ϖMemorizes and uses addition and subtraction facts through 20.
ϖMemorizes and uses multiplication facts (1 - 5 and 10).
ϖAdds/subtracts numbers to 1,000 with regrouping and to 10,000 without regrouping.
ϖBegins to add fractions with like denominators.
ϖBegins using money notation to add and subtract commonly used decimals.