3rd GRADE OVERVIEW

   

    In grade three, students will continue to build their concept of numbers, developing an understanding of fractions as numbers. They will learn the concepts behind multiplication and division and apply problem-solving skills and strategies for multiplying and dividing numbers up through 100 to solve word problems. Students will also make connections between the concept of the area of a rectangle and multiplication and addition of whole numbers.

    Activities in these areas will include:

 

• Multiplying all one-digit numbers from memory (knowing their times table)

• Multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of 10 (such as 20, 30, 40)

• Solving two-step word problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

• Understanding the concept of area & relating the measurement of area to multiplication and division

• Understanding fractions as numbers & expressing whole numbers as fractions 

• Comparing the size of two fractions 

• Measuring weights and volumes and solving word problems involving these measurements

 

  The math curriculum is divided into skill areas called modules.  Modules contain anywhere between 8 and 40 lessons split into groups of related lessons called topics.