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Sts. Joseph and Dominic Catholic Academy of Williamsburg
 

3rd Grade Class

Ss. Joseph and Dominic Academy

Third Grade Math Curriculum

Problem Solving

Number Sense & Operation

3.PS.1   Explore, examine, and make observations about a social problem or mathematical situation

3.N.5    Use a variety of strategies to compose and decompose three-digit numbers

3.PS.2 Understand that some ways of representing a problem are more helpful than others

3.N.6    Use and explain the commutative property of addition and multiplication

3.PS.3 Interpret information correctly, identify the problem, and generate possible solutions

3.N.7    Use 1 as the identity element for multiplication

3.PS.4 Act out or model with manipulatives activities involving mathematical content from literature

3.N.8    Use the zero property of multiplication

3.PS.5 Formulate problems and solutions from everyday situations

3.N.9    Understand and use the associative property of addition

3.PS.6 Translate from a picture/diagram to a numeric expression

3.N.10 Develop an understanding of fractions as part of a whole unit and as parts of a collection

3.PS.7 Represent problem solving situations in oral, written, concrete, pictorial, and graphical forms

3.N.11 Use manipulatives, visual models, and illustrations to name and represent unit fractions

(and ) as part of a whole or a set of objects

3.PS.8 Select an appropriate representation of a problem

3.N.12   Understand and recognize the meaning of numerator and denominator in the symbolic form of a fraction  

3.PS.9   Use trial and error to solve problems

3.N.13 Recognize fractional numbers as equal parts of a whole 

3.PS.10 Use process of elimination to solve problems

3.N.14 Explore equivalent fractions (½, ⅓, ¼)

3.PS.11 Make pictures/diagrams of problems

3.N.15 Compare and order unit fractions (½, ⅓, ¼) and find their approximate locations on a number line

3.PS.12 Use physical objects to model problems

3.N.16 Identify odd and even numbers

3.PS.13 Work in collaboration with others to solve problems

3.N.17 Develop an understanding of the properties of odd/even numbers as a result of addition or subtraction

3.PS.14 Make organized lists to solve numerical problems

3.N.18 Use a variety of strategies to add and subtract 3-digit numbers (with and without regrouping)

3.PS.15 Make charts to solve numerical problems

3.N.19 Develop fluency with single-digit multiplication facts 

3.PS.16 Analyze problems by identifying relationships

3.N.20 Use a variety of strategies to solve multiplication problems with factors up to 12 x 12

3.PS.17 Analyze problems by identifying relevant versus irrelevant information

3.N.21 Use the area model, tables, patterns, arrays, and doubling to provide meaning for multiplication

3.PS.18 Analyze problems by observing patterns

3.N.22 Demonstrate fluency and apply single-digit division facts 

3.PS.19 State a problem in their own words

3.N.23 Use tables, patterns, halving, and manipulatives to provide meaning for division

3.PS.20 Determine what information is needed to solve a problem

3.N.24 Develop strategies for selecting the appropriate computational and operational method in problem solving situations

3.PS.21 Discuss with peers to understand a problem situation

3.N.25 Estimate numbers up to 500

3.PS.22 Discuss the efficiency of different representations of a problem

3.N.26 Recognize real world situations in which an estimate (rounding) is more appropriate 

3.PS.23 Verify results of a problem

3.N.27 Check reasonableness of an answer by using estimation

3.PS.24 Recognize invalid approaches

 

3.PS.25 Determine whether a solution is reasonable in the context of the original problem

 

Number Sense & Operations

 

3.N.1    Skip count by 25’s, 50’s, 100’s to 1,000

 

3.N.2    Read and write whole numbers to 1,000

 

3.N.3    Compare and order numbers to 1,000

 

3.N.4    Understand the place value structure of the base ten number system: 

10 ones = 1 ten   

10 tens = 1 hundred

10 hundreds = 1 thousand

 

 

 

Algebra

Geometry

Grade 3 – Content Strands

3.G.1   Define and use

correct terminology when referring to shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and hexagon)

3.A.1 Use the symbols <, >, = (with and without the use of a number line) to compare whole numbers and unit fractions

and

3.G.2  Identify congruent and similar figures 

3.A.2    Describe and extend numeric (+, -) and geometric patterns

3.G.3  Name, describe, compare, and sort three-dimensional shapes: cube,cylinder, sphere, prism, and cone 

Measurement

3.G.4   Identify the faces on a three-dimensional shape as two-dimensional shapes 

3.M.1 Select tools and units (customary) appropriate for the length measured

3.G.5   Identify and construct lines of symmetry

3.M.2   Use a ruler/yardstick to measure to the nearest standard unit (whole and ½ inches, whole feet, and whole yards) 

Probability & Statistics

3.M.3   Measure objects, using ounces and pounds 

3.S.1    Formulate questions about themselves and their surroundings

3.M.4  Recognize capacity as an attribute that can be measured

3.S.2    Collect data using observation and surveys, and record appropriately

3.M.5  Compare capacities (e.g., Which contains more? Which contains less?) 

3.S.3    Construct a frequency table to represent a collection of data

3.M.6  Measure capacity, using cups, pints, quarts, and gallons  

3.S.4    Identify the parts of pictographs and bar graphs

3.M.7  Count and represent combined coins and dollars, using currency symbols ($0.00) 

3.S.5    Display data in pictographs and bar graphs

3.M.8  Relate unit fractions to the face of the clock:

Whole = 60 minutes

½ = 30 minutes

¼ = 15 minutes

3.S.6    State the relationships between pictographs and bar graphs

3.M.9   Tell time to the minute, using digital and analog clocks 

3.S.7    Read and interpret data in bar graphs and pictographs

3.M.10   Select and use standard (customary) and non-standard units to estimate measurements 

3.S.8    Formulate conclusions and make predictions from graphs