The third grade is a student's first year in taking the math FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assesment Test), making it an important year for a student to gauge his/her mathematical ability. Students also show more independence because of the new sophisticated mathematical skills they have to learn, as well as the regular homework assignments handed out by teachers at this stage.
3rd Grade Math
Learning Expectations

Number Sense Expectation

Activity

1. Reads, writes, and identifies whole numbers through hundred thousands or more.

Various strategies for reading and writing large numbers

Place Value Snakes

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2. Reads, writes, and identifies proper fractions with denominators including 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 100.

Understanding Fractions

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3. Reads, writes, and identifies decimal notation in the context of money.


Book order prices

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4. Compares and orders whole numbers through hundred thousands or more, using concrete materials, number lines, drawings, numerals, language and symbols (>, <, =).

Comparing Numbers Math Games

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5. Compares and orders commonly used fractions, including halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths and eighths, using concrete materials.

Pie Slices Make Yummy Fractions

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6. Translates problem situations into diagrams and models using whole numbers, fractions, and decimal notation in the context of money.

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7. Uses concrete materials to model equivalent forms of whole numbers and common fractions.

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8. Knows that two numbers in different forms are equivalent or non-equivalent, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals in the context of money.

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9. Knows the value of a given digit in whole numbers to hundred thousands, including writing and interpreting expanded forms of numbers.

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10. Knows that the value of each place is 10 times that of the place to its right ( for example, 1,000 = 10 X 100).

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11. Compares the decimal (base 10) number system to the Roman numeral system using the Roman numerals I, V, X, L, and C.

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12. Explains and demonstrates the addition and subtraction of whole numbers (up to three digits or more) using concrete materials, drawings, symbols, and algorithms.

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13. Explains the inverse relationship of addition and subtraction and demonstrates that relationship by writing related fact families.

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14. Explains and demonstrates the meaning of multiplication (for the repeated addition, array, and area models) using manipulatives, drawings, number sentences, and story problems.

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15. Explains and demonstrates the meaning of division and of remainders (for the repeated subtraction and partitive models) using manipulatives, drawings, number sentences, and story problems.

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16. Solves multiplication basic facts using various strategies including the following:
- modeling with concrete objects or drawings
- skip counting, for example, to find 4 x 5, count 5, 10, 15, 20
- using doubles and near doubles, such as 3 x 8 = (2 x 8) + 8
- applying the commutative property of multiplication, such as 7 x 3 = 3 x 7
- applying the distributive property of multiplication, such as 8 x 7 = (8 x 5) + (8 x 2)
- noting and applying patterns in the "facts tables," such as the regularity in the "nines"
- using the zero and identity properties of multiplication

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17. Explains the inverse relationship of multiplication and division and writes related fact families.

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18. Predicts the relative size of solutions in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, (for example, dividing a whole number by a smaller whole number results in another number that is smaller than the original number).

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19. Writes number sentences for given situations involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers.

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20. Uses problem-solving strategies to determine the operation needed to solve one-step problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers.

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21. Explains the reasonableness of answers.

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22. Solves real-world problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers using an appropriate method (for example, mental math, paper and pencil, concrete materials, and calculator).

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23. Explains the reason for choosing a particular computing method for a particular problem..

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24. Solves real-world multiplication problems with whole numbers (two digits by one digit) using concrete materials, drawings, and paper and pencil.

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25. Solves real-world division problems having divisors of one digit, dividends not exceeding two digits, with or without remainders.

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26. Uses estimation strategies to determine a reasonable estimate of a quantity.

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27. Estimates quantities of objects to 250 or more (for example, using a benchmark or reference set of fewer objects).

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28. Chooses estimation strategies (for example, front-end, rounding) in real-world problem situations and explains the choice.

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29. Uses a model to determine factors of whole numbers through 100 (for example, array).

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30. Uses tables and charts to determine multiples of whole numbers 1-10 (for example, hundred chart, calendar).

Hundreds Chart Multiples

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