Third Grade MathLand Program
Number Sense
Use appropriate math vocabulary
Estimate to solve problems
Know basic facts and computation algorithms
Understand our numeration system by relating, counting and grouping
Read, write and identify place value
Count, compare and order whole numbers and fractions
Use mental math
Use multiple strategies to solve problems
Understand number theory concepts, such as odd and even numbers
Write and solve a story problem involving operations
Develop multiple approaches for working with numbers
Use a calculator in appropriate situations
Recognize the patterns and relationship between decimal numbers and money
Solve problems by selecting the appropriate operation
Explore discrete math concepts such as the commutative property
Explore division
Identify and compare fractional parts
Round to solve problems
Explore discrete math by determining and manipulating combinations and arrangements of objects
Explore and model the basic concepts of fractions, including equivalent fractions and operations
Algebraic Thinking
Identify and extend geometric and numerical patterns
Know fact families
Write an equation that represents a problem
Use a hundred chart to skip count and recognize the pattern for multiplication
Identify and determine the missing component in an equation
Write an equation or rule that represents a numerical or geometric relationship
Understand relationship between operations
Use concrete materials and charts to explore mathematical relaionships and language
Geometry and Measurement
Determine elapsed time
Compute with time
Use a calendar to solve problems
Identify, visualize, construct and draw geometric gifures
Know the value of coins and compute with money
Explore and apply conversions
Compute and compare measurements
Sort by attributes
Use drawings to develop spatial sense
Explore the concept of linear and distance measurement
Recognize and appreciate geometry in our world
Explore area by tiling
Predict how changing the measure of the sides of a figure affects its dimensions
Find, explain and compare area and perimeter and multiplication and area
Use customary and metric units to measure, order and compare capacity
Select and use the appropriate measurements units to report measurement data
Identfy properties of 2 and 3-dimensional sgaoes
Copy, extend and make patterns on the plane
Recognize and understand transformations (rotations, slides, flips and turns)
Use paper folding and tangrams to develop spatial sense
Rocognize the relationship between 2-dimensional figures and 3-dimensional shapes
Describe and draw lines of symmetry
Use geometic ideas to develop numerical and measurement ideas
Make scale drawings
Data Analysis: Statistics and Probability
Read and use data to predict patterns of outcome
Understand the relationship between data and outcome
Conduct a survey
Use maps to explore networks and solve problems
Decide whether a game is fair
Make a plan to collect, record and interpret data
Use a spinner to play fair games
Gather, sort, display and interpret data in charts, tables, diagrams and graphs
Use tally marks to collect, organize and describe data
Explore probability with concrete materials to explore and describe games of chance
Explore the possibile outcomes of an experiment
Make predictions based on experience with probability
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