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3rd grade math projects for Google Apps under $5

Preview of Area and Perimeter Design a Zoo Challenge Math Activity PRINT and DIGITAL

Area and Perimeter Design a Zoo Challenge Math Activity PRINT and DIGITAL

In this math project based learning activity, students use area and perimeter to design their own zoos. They must adhere to the minimum size for animal enclosures and other project guidelines as they construct their zoos. After designing their zoos, students must list the area and perimeter of each animal enclosure to ensure that they are large enough. This resource includes: teacher directions a force copy link to a Google Slides DIGITAL version of the activity (with rubric) student directions
Preview of End of the Year PBL Activity | Plan a Tropical Vacation for your Teacher

End of the Year PBL Activity | Plan a Tropical Vacation for your Teacher

Created by
Briana Beverly
Plan Your Teacher's Vacation: A Math Project for the End of the YearLooking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging end of the year math activity to enrich your students? This is a perfect math review and challenge for the last weeks of school - students get to plan a well-deserved vacation for YOU, their teacher! Students will love getting to work within a budget to plan out your vacation - your travel, lodging, food and activity options. You'll love the enriched math practice they get
Preview of Area and Perimeter Design a Farm Challenge Math Activity PRINT and DIGITAL

Area and Perimeter Design a Farm Challenge Math Activity PRINT and DIGITAL

In this math project based learning activity, students use area and perimeter to design their own farm. They must adhere to the minimum size for vegetable patches and animal pens as well as other project guidelines as they construct the farm. After designing their farms, students must list the area and perimeter of each vegetable patch and animal pen to ensure that they are large enough. This resource includes: teacher directionsa force copy link to a Google Slides DIGITAL version of the activit
Preview of Multiplication Project - Real World Math with Arrays Equal Groups Fact Families

Multiplication Project - Real World Math with Arrays Equal Groups Fact Families

Created by
Shelley Gray
SEE ALL REAL-LIFE MATH PROJECTS AND ESCAPE ROOMS HERE.This resource is included in PDF format for printing and in Google Slides™️ format for digital learning. This makes it useable with Google Classroom™️ or Microsoft TEAMS™. Please see the free preview for full details and slide samples.Are you looking for a way to reinforce basic multiplication concepts in an engaging way that helps your students make connections? “Run a Pet Shelter” is a real-life math project where students will complete NIN
Preview of Place Value Math Project for 2nd and 3rd Grade - Run a Candy Store

Place Value Math Project for 2nd and 3rd Grade - Run a Candy Store

Created by
Shelley Gray
Are you looking for a way to reinforce place value concepts in an engaging way that helps your students make connections? “Run a Candy Store” is a real-life math project where students will complete eleven different place value tasks. You might choose to print specific tasks to use during Math centers, or you might make a booklet out of all of the tasks and let your students choose which one to do when. The choice is yours.Take a look at what you’ll find inside this math project:TASK #1: THE PLA
Preview of Project Based Learning Math Area & Perimeter Zoo Assignment | Print and Digital

Project Based Learning Math Area & Perimeter Zoo Assignment | Print and Digital

If you are tired of assigning final unit tests in math, this Area and Perimeter project is perfect for you! This no-prep, project-based learning task will require students to use their math and critical thinking skills to create an Area and Perimeter Zoo. Students will select animals they want, consider spacing (area) requirements, create spaces that are suitable for each exhibit and calculate the area and perimeter of each space. They will also create an advertisement for their zoo when it is c
Preview of Project Based Learning: Design A Water Park! (PBL) For Google Classroom/Slides

Project Based Learning: Design A Water Park! (PBL) For Google Classroom/Slides

Project Based Learning: Design A Water Park! Design, Plan, and Organize the park of your dreams!This project integrates elements of research, design, technology, and planning as students build a water park for their town.***This resource is NOW compatible with GOOGLE SLIDES/Classroom***Included is a separate file is a link and instructions to use this resource digitally.You must MAKE A COPY of the file for your own use. Once a copy has been made, it can then be edited to fit your needs.****The
Preview of Plan Thanksgiving Dinner Math Activity PBL Project Based Learning

Plan Thanksgiving Dinner Math Activity PBL Project Based Learning

Created by
Briana Beverly
Thanksgiving Dinner Math Project - Digital & PrintableGive your students a real-world experience with math by letting them plan and shop for their own Thanksgiving dinner this year! This Thanksgiving math project reviews addition and subtraction with your students.Start off by hooking them and letting them choose the 10 people they are going to invite to dinner - bonus points if you let them invite their favorite celebrities...you'll have them engaged in seconds! ;)Students will love getting
Preview of Fraction Project for 3rd Grade Real Life Math with Visuals Run an Ice Cream Shop

Fraction Project for 3rd Grade Real Life Math with Visuals Run an Ice Cream Shop

Created by
Shelley Gray
This resource is included in PDF format for printing and in Google Slides™️ format for digital learning. This makes it useable with Google Classroom™️.Are you looking for a way to reinforce fraction concepts in an engaging way that helps your students make connections? “Run an Ice Cream Shop” is a real-life math project where students will complete nine different tasks, each one focusing on beginning fraction skills. This project will help your students see how fractions are used in real life.Yo
Preview of Real World PBL Math Challenge | Run an Ice Cream Truck PBL

Real World PBL Math Challenge | Run an Ice Cream Truck PBL

Created by
Briana Beverly
End of Year Summer Math Project - Run an Ice Cream TruckLooking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging summer project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students during the end of the year, and they'll love getting to run their own ice cream truck.Students will love getting to work within a budget to run their own ice cream truck - the treats, toppings, supplies and more. You'll love the enriched math practice they get along the way! Stude
Preview of Create Your Own Math Board Game (DIGITAL & PRINTABLE)

Create Your Own Math Board Game (DIGITAL & PRINTABLE)

Created by
Monica Abarca
*This resource now includes both print and digital versions!This resource includes all directions necessary for students to complete their very own math board game. Students will work together in groups (or alone ) to choose a math topic that has been studied during the year (this is left blank for you to fill in depending on your grade level). Then students are asked to create a theme, write instructions to solve the types of problems on the board game, complete game instructions, create a game
Preview of Plan A Vacation PBL, Project Based Learning & Real World Skill Building

Plan A Vacation PBL, Project Based Learning & Real World Skill Building

Taking a vacation is no easy task. It might seems like it for kids and students that follow along, but it's not the case for adults. So why don't we put that planning and organization into the hands of our students. Let them see what it's like to price out the costs of driving/flying, staying in hotels, and eating out every day. Vacations are fantastic but they take work. This year ask your students to take a larger role and plan a vacation.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING**
Preview of Summer PBL Math Challenge | Run a Lemonade Stand

Summer PBL Math Challenge | Run a Lemonade Stand

Created by
Briana Beverly
Lemonade Stand Math Enrichment Project Looking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging summer project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students during the end of the year, and they'll love getting to run their own lemonade stand.Students will love getting to work within a budget to plan out how to run their lemonade stand - the supplies, ingredients, treats, and more. You'll love the enriched math practice they get along the way! Students
Preview of Winter PBL Activity and Math Project | Run a Hot Chocolate Stand

Winter PBL Activity and Math Project | Run a Hot Chocolate Stand

Created by
Briana Beverly
Winter Digital and Printable PBL ActivityLooking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging Winter project-based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students during those Winter months, and they'll love getting to run their own hot cocoa stand. This includes both Printable & Digital versions for Google Slides and Seesaw.Students will love getting to work within a budget to plan out how to run their hot chocolate stand - the supplies, ingredients,
Preview of Run a Donut Shop Project Based Learning

Run a Donut Shop Project Based Learning

Created by
Briana Beverly
Math Enrichment Project - PBL Math ActivitiesLooking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students who need a challenge or enrichment, and they'll love getting to plan for and run their own donut shop!Students will love getting to work within a budget to purchase ingredients for their donut shop. You'll love the enriched math practice they get along the way! Students will practice addition and s
Preview of Project Based Learning: Design A MiniGolf Course (PBL) Print & Distance Learning

Project Based Learning: Design A MiniGolf Course (PBL) Print & Distance Learning

Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Mini-Golf CourseThis project integrates elements of science, math, ELA, social studies, ELA, and creativity into a student-driven final product. It will combine students’ imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills as they design a mini-golf course.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.There are 16 activities for students to complete. Each page involves a problem or id
Preview of Real World Math Project for 2nd and 3rd - Run a Pet Sitting Business

Real World Math Project for 2nd and 3rd - Run a Pet Sitting Business

Created by
Shelley Gray
This resource is included in PDF format for printing and in Google Slides™️ format for digital learning. This makes it useable with Google Classroom™️.Are you looking for a way to reinforce math concepts in an engaging way that helps your students make connections? “Run a Pet Sitting Business” is a real-life math project where students will complete twelve different math-related tasks. These activities can be used as a package, or in isolation. They work great as a math center, small-group lesso
Preview of Project Based Learning: Run An Animal Shelter (PBL) Print & Distance Learning

Project Based Learning: Run An Animal Shelter (PBL) Print & Distance Learning

Your local community is going to open an animal shelter and they’ve asked for your students' assistance. These shelters play a crucial role in communities and many roles that go unnoticed but they're important for the welfare of the animal population. Now your students will get to run the show. There will be cats, dogs, and even some surprises. Are your students up to the challenge?***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***See below for more details on using it with Google Slides.
Preview of Addition and Subtraction to 10,000 Real Life Math Project - Storm Chasers

Addition and Subtraction to 10,000 Real Life Math Project - Storm Chasers

Created by
Shelley Gray
This resource is included in PDF format for printing and in Google Slides™️ format for digital learning. This makes it useable with Google Classroom™️.Are you looking for a way to reinforce addition and subtraction in an engaging way that helps your students make connections? “Storm Chasers” is a real-life math project where students will complete ten different tasks, each one focusing on addition and subtraction to 1,000 and 10,000 in a real-life context. This project will help your students se
Preview of Map Skills | Project Based Learning | Geometry | Printable & Digital | Google

Map Skills | Project Based Learning | Geometry | Printable & Digital | Google

Created by
The Owl Teacher
Have your students demonstrate their understanding of many different math concepts while designing a map of their own town! This hands-on math activity is a project that will definitely engage your students.Check out the preview for more details!Objective: To demonstrate an understanding of geometric terms and measurement. Students will be designing and drawing a map that will incorporate many mathematical concepts.The following concepts will be covered through this project-based learning activi
Preview of Valentine's Day STEM Activities | February STEM

Valentine's Day STEM Activities | February STEM

February STEM Challenges is a packet of 7 experiments or challenges your students will love! Students plan, design, engineer, and collect data as they are having fun before Valentine's Day! Google slides are included. These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, Maker Spaces, Tinkering Labs, or After School Clubs. Includes: Includes: ❤️Teacher Page ❤️Challenge 1: Students build Candy Heart Towers ❤️Challenge 2: Cupid Challenge Accuracy❤️Challenge 3: Cupid Challenge Distance ❤️Challen
Preview of PBL Tasks & Math Challenges | Plan a Birthday Party

PBL Tasks & Math Challenges | Plan a Birthday Party

Created by
Briana Beverly
Digital & Printable PBL Math Activities Looking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students who need a challenge or enrichment, and they'll love getting to plan their own birthday party..Students will love getting to work within a budget to plan out the ultimate birthday party for themselves - the activities, decorations, food and treats. You'll love the enriched math practice they get alo
Preview of PBL Math Challenge | Run a Pizza Parlor

PBL Math Challenge | Run a Pizza Parlor

Created by
Briana Beverly
Digital & Printable PBL Math Activities Looking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students who need a challenge or enrichment, and they'll love getting to plan for and run their own pizza shop!Students will love getting to work within a budget to purchase ingredients for their pizza parlor. You'll love the enriched math practice they get along the way! Students will practice addition and
Preview of Math Project-Based Learning: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 | 3rd Grade

Math Project-Based Learning: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 | 3rd Grade

This 5-day project-based math resource applies math concepts in a real-world scenario to teach students about concepts of addition and subtraction within 1,000. In this 5-day unit, students will apply adding and subtracting concepts to design and open a bed and breakfast. This basic computation addition and subtraction math project is engaging and authentic. Plus, it's available as both a digital and print resource.This project-based math resource covers concepts of adding and subtracting and is
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Importance of learning math skills in 3rd grade

It's no secret that mathematics is a foundational subject for students to learn. Since it forms the basis for many other subjects — like science, engineering, and technology — it's essential that kids develop strong math skills from a young age as it makes them more likely to succeed in other courses in the future.

Benefits of learning 3rd grade math

Learning math in 3rd grade has many benefits. It helps students:

  • Begin to develop problem-solving, logical reasoning, and critical-thinking skills
  • Grow their understanding of numbers and basic operations
  • Understand how math is used in real-life situations

By ensuring that children have a solid foundation, teachers can help set them up for future success

The key concepts for 3rd grade math

Third grade math is an essential component of a child's education, as students will build upon these concepts and skills in subsequent grades. Third grade math covers a wide range of topics, from basic arithmetic to more complex concepts like fractions.

Addition and Subtraction

In 3rd grade, children are expected to build upon and practice the knowledge they learned in the 1st and 2nd grades about addition and subtraction. As 3rd graders, they'll focus on learning how to add and subtract two and three digit numbers.

Multiplication and Division

In 3rd grade, students will start to learn how to multiply and divide numbers up to 100, and begin to learn about the relationship between multiplication and division.

Fractions

Children in 3rd grade will also learn about fractions including how to compare, order, and add and subtract fractions with like denominators.

Geometry

In 3rd grade, students will learn about two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, and be taught how to solve for a shape's perimeter, area, and/or volume. They'll also learn to identify lines of symmetry in shapes and understand basic transformations like reflection and rotation.

Measurement and Data

Measurement and data are another key concept students will explore in 3rd grade. They'll learn to measure the length, weight, and volume of objects using inches, pounds, and gallons. They'll also learn to interpret and create basic graphs and charts.

Common challenges students face in 3rd grade math

This grade can be challenging for some students. Common challenges include:

  • Difficulty understanding basic math facts
  • Trouble with memorizing multiplication tables
  • Difficulty with word problems
  • Lack of confidence in math abilities

How to find 3rd grade math resources

Educators can save time preparing math lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply search the TPT marketplace for "3rd grade math," and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find print and digital materials that've been proven to work in classrooms around the country. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of math worksheets, lessons, and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.

Frequently asked questions

What types of math resources are available on TPT?

There are many different types of math worksheets, lessons, and activities sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular math worksheets and resources can be found on topics like: addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, place value, geometry, measurement, fractions, and much more.

What are some good resources for practicing 3rd grade math?

Websites like TPT offer free and paid resources for practicing 3rd grade math.

Why is 3rd grade math important?

Math in 3rd is important because students learn the foundational knowledge they need for future academic success. Additionally, they'll learn the key concepts and skills that are necessary for solving more complex math problems in the future.

What are some common challenges in 3rd grade math?

Common challenges in 3rd grade math include difficulty with basic math facts, struggles with word problems, trouble with memorization, and lack of confidence in math abilities.

How can teachers effectively teach 3rd grade math?

Teachers can effectively teach 3rd graders by providing plenty of opportunities for practice, encouraging student collaboration, making teaching math fun and engaging, and providing regular feedback and recognition.

What are some key concepts taught in 3rd grade math?

Some key concepts taught to 3rd grade students include multiplication and division, fractions, geometry, measurement, and data.

How can I help my students overcome math anxiety?

You can help students overcome math anxiety by providing a supportive and positive environment, breaking down math concepts into manageable chunks, and using real-world examples.

What should I do if my child is struggling with a specific math concept?

If your child is struggling with a specific math concept, you can provide extra support and resources such as worksheets, tutoring, or online educational tools.

Sometimes, visual aids like charts, graphs, and manipulatives can help children understand abstract concepts better. The use of visuals can help explain math concepts to kids and better engage them in their learning.

How can I make math fun for students?

Children learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your math lessons by using games, videos, puzzles, and real-life scenarios. If a child in your class seems to find math boring or uninteresting, you can also try connecting it to their interests or hobbies.