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3rd grade math unit plans for Microsoft Word and for GATE

Preview of Telling Time Unit with Five lessons - Digital analog and elapsed time - Editable

Telling Time Unit with Five lessons - Digital analog and elapsed time - Editable

Time Unit - This is my editable MS Word version. Through this unit the student will be able to understand how to tell time to the hour, half-hour, and quarter- hour. They will demonstrate telling time and applying appropriate vocabulary to their daily activities. They will apply the skill of telling time in the classroom, at school, and at home. This unit is an integrated unit: the first two lessons are vocabulary lessons introducing the related vocabulary. The remaining three lessons are m
Preview of Learning Targets with success criteria - 3rd grade MATH standards

Learning Targets with success criteria - 3rd grade MATH standards

Created by
If The Shoe Fits
This resource is based on the MATH Georgia Standards of Excellence for third grade. Each learning target has a "Learning Intention" otherwise known as learning target or objective, and then clear achievable success criteria for the learning intention. These learning intentions and success criteria will act as rubrics for EVERY third grade Georgia standard. This particular package includes the MATH standards only. These learning targets and success criteria will also help guide your lessons,
Preview of STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE

STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE

Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet! Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, tr
Preview of TEKS Resource System Unit Planning Guide

TEKS Resource System Unit Planning Guide

Created by
Mrs Aceves
Used in conjunction with TEKS Resource System, this guide can help you align your resources to match the pacing guide. This helps with the backwards design of lesson planning to ensure your classrooms instruction meets the specificity of the standards that need to be taught.TEKS Alligned, Lesson Planning
Preview of Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business

Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business

Entrepreneur Project- DIY (Do It Yourself) Open for Business: is multi-step, long term economics project for students of all abilities and varied grade levels to learn how to form a small business and become young entrepreneurs. Students of all ages are very aware of the hard economic times that many are experiencing in the country, in their neighborhoods and even in their own homes. This project allows students to see that with creativity, ingenuity, organization, hard work, dedication, m
Preview of 3rd Grade Common Core Lesson Plan Template with Drop-down Boxes

3rd Grade Common Core Lesson Plan Template with Drop-down Boxes

Created by
Germain Teachers
A lesson plan template for creating unit or chapter plans that are aligned to the Common Core Standards. This lesson plan format has all ELA and Math standards for third grade available to select from in a single drop down box saving time to search for and type in standards. This format will make you look great to your administrator! Included is a drop down list of Bloom's Taxonomy descriptive verbs to easily identify student learning objectives. Standards for Mathematical Practice and ELA Anch
Preview of Friday Math - PAPER FOOTBALL - 3rd GATE through 6th Grade, 3 Levels of Challenge

Friday Math - PAPER FOOTBALL - 3rd GATE through 6th Grade, 3 Levels of Challenge

In this lesson, we take goofing off to a new level. Imagine playing paper football as an assignment . . . this might take all the fun out of it forever! This lesson is perfect for a Friday, for after a big test, for a test review, or as a center. It only takes about an hour and keeps kids engaged and thinking. You will find three levels of challenge to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners make this set of lessons highly adaptable, and alignment to the Common Core Math Standards thre
Preview of STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game

STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game

Kid-built in a few hours . . . this goalie, net and goal, and cool marshmallow “snapper” is a complete kid-built soccer game. We don’t have to use our imagination here! Our snapper really shoots the marshmallow ball, and our goalies really defend. Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, trajectory, etc.
Preview of Math Higher Level Thinking Questioning Stems

Math Higher Level Thinking Questioning Stems

Created by
Stephanie Y
Do you want to raise the level of questioning in your students during math? Do you want to raise your level of questioning? Then this product is for you! Based on Bloom's four highest level of thinking, these questions help to guide discussions. There are "Questions for my Peers" and "Questions for Self-Reflection". There is also a tracking sheet included for students to be aware of types of questions they ask and to set questioning goals. Great for gifted and talented students! Can also be adap
Preview of Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours

Toy Car Golf Math STEAM Design - Gifted and Talented GATE 2nd-4th 9 Hours

Engaging math and engineering with ramps and toy cars! Your students will go home and share the news about how absolutely cool school seems now. My mathematically gifted 2nd graders were VERY Challenged by this unit, and I would not hesitate to use it for 3rd grade GATE or in 4th grade as an enrichment for the whole class.Schoolhouse Rock Math: We’re using Zero My Hero and 5’s Multiplication to learn multiplication, repeated addition, and patterns to calculate areas of rectangles—a very advance
Preview of WWII Airplane Fighter Gliders - GATE STEM + Reading 3rd-7th Grades

WWII Airplane Fighter Gliders - GATE STEM + Reading 3rd-7th Grades

Yes, we get to throw little gliders around the classroom. This is the sneakiest, most evil sort of teacher trick: learning standards and being challenged academically while having fun! This unit is perfect for a Friday or the day before a vacation. Start it in the morning, and run across the entire curriculum throughout the school day. Or take pieces out of the unit here and there over the course of days and weeks . . . as the components can work as “stand alone” or as a cohesive trip acr
Preview of STEM Kid Constructions -- Rubber Band Swing Ride

STEM Kid Constructions -- Rubber Band Swing Ride

Another STEM unit that is very popular with my students. We teachers are a sneaky sort, though . . . because this unit is packed with challenging critical thinking activities, math, physics, and engineering—even a GATE social-emotional lesson. If you’ve purchased any of my STEM design lessons and units before, you know what to expect. If you have not, please read the reviews! Use this for your advanced groups, or send students off on an independent investigation. Level: Extra challenging f
Preview of Ontario Report Card Comments: Grade 3 Math (full paragraph copy/paste/edit)

Ontario Report Card Comments: Grade 3 Math (full paragraph copy/paste/edit)

Created by
Socratic Teacher
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for every single Grade 3 Math Outcome/Concept, straight from the Ontario Curriculum.This is a Word Document, so you can adapt as you see fit!
Preview of Long Range Plans -  Grade 3 - French Imm. - All Subjects - Ontario Curriculum

Long Range Plans - Grade 3 - French Imm. - All Subjects - Ontario Curriculum

Created by
Mr Luke
This Long Range Plan is for teachers of gr.3 French Immersion in Ontario. You can edit the file and make it your own! - Subjects include: French Immersion & Literacy, Math, Social Studies, Art, Drama and Dance. - Includes long term objectives and all of the overall expectations of the curriculum. - Divided into 3 terms. - Forms of Writing. - Considerations for exceptional students. - Ideas for Field Trips. - Calendar of monthly events. - Evaluations methods to consideration. - Resources to
Preview of ONTARIO GRADE 3/4 FRENCH IMMERSION LONG RANGE PLANS

ONTARIO GRADE 3/4 FRENCH IMMERSION LONG RANGE PLANS

Created by
Speech Tastic
Simplified Grade 3/4 Ontario French-immersion long-range plans. Written in point-form so that you can take the ideas and make them your own. The timing is perfect and has been successful.
Preview of Manitoba Report Card Comments: Grade 3 Math (full paragraph copy/paste)

Manitoba Report Card Comments: Grade 3 Math (full paragraph copy/paste)

Created by
Socratic Teacher
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 3 Math Clusters/Outcomes. These are easy to use and ready to copy & paste into your reports. Of course you will adjust the comments for specific students, but this will give you a general outline! Edit/Adapt as you see fit, as this is a Word doc.Please see the preview!
Preview of STEM Paper Tower Project - 2 to 3 Day Detailed Lesson

STEM Paper Tower Project - 2 to 3 Day Detailed Lesson

Created by
Mr DeMaio
Students are going to be tasked with creating a freestanding paper tower. Students may use any items/materials to create the tower, but the tower must be completely made of paper. The tower must be approximately 1 meter high and be able to hold a 2.5 lb. weight. Students will be given a budget for materials to complete this assignment.This project requires students to work together, research various structures, and create a tower than can withstand a specified weight.These plans include:- Detail
Preview of The World Where I Live...

The World Where I Live...

Created by
Karla Roeglin
This is a jam-packed, 40 page unit full of multi-sensory and multi-grade-level activities all centering on the relationships between the following concepts: city/town/village, county, state, country, continent, and community helpers. The following mathematical concepts are also explored: range, median, mode, and average (mathematical mean). The following activities are included in this unit: Key vocabulary exercise, coloring Venn diagram activity, "Greater Than, Less Than" activity page, "My
Preview of Go Math Third Grade Yearly Plan aligned with the Common Core. Editable!

Go Math Third Grade Yearly Plan aligned with the Common Core. Editable!

Colleagues, this is an excellent way to keep the pace we should at the time of teaching First Grade Math using the Go Math Curriculum. It includes the time frame, units, chapters and lessons aligned with the Math Common Core Standards. It will save you dozens of hours of preparation for a long yearly Math planning. Teachers who have used this Pacing Guide are extremely thankful and happy for such a thoroughly yearly plan which you can edit according to your needs. Remember: Planning precedes suc
Preview of Baseball Math Project Based Learning (PBL) for place value and subtraction

Baseball Math Project Based Learning (PBL) for place value and subtraction

Created by
Project Pop
This project based learning unit gives students a real world math experience. Students are tasked with creating a baseball stadium for their town and will practice addition, subtraction, reading, writing, and comparing large numbers, rounding,and problem solving.4.NBT.24.NBT.34.NBT.4Included: Entry Document from the Mayor, Know/Need to Know List Template, Expenses/Budget Tracker, Team Contract, Student Checklist, Feedback Form, Kid Checks, Pre-ordered tickets, Memo from the MayorAll pages are
Preview of Lesson Plan on Introduction to Fractions

Lesson Plan on Introduction to Fractions

Engage your students in a comprehensive and interactive lesson on fractions with this well-crafted lesson plan. Designed for elementary school teachers, this lesson focuses on introducing the fundamental concepts of fractions in a clear and engaging manner.Key Features:Clear Objectives: Clearly defined learning objectives guide students in understanding the concept of fractions, identifying numerator and denominator, and mastering the skills of comparing and ordering fractions.Visual Learning: U
Preview of Saskatchewan Report Card Comments: Grade 3 Math (full paragraph copy/paste)

Saskatchewan Report Card Comments: Grade 3 Math (full paragraph copy/paste)

Created by
Socratic Teacher
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 3 Math Outcomes.Adapt as you see fit!
Preview of Grade 3 Math 2023 Lesson Plans A-F (47 Lesson Plans)

Grade 3 Math 2023 Lesson Plans A-F (47 Lesson Plans)

Created by
Kevin Scott
Revolutionize your Grade 3 math instruction with our comprehensive lesson plans, meticulously crafted to align with the Ontario Curriculum. This resource pack offers:1. Example Long-Range Plan: Organize your teaching year effectively with an in-depth overview of Grade 3 math expectations.2. Lesson Plan for Each Specific Expectation: Dive into detailed, easy-to-follow plans for strands A to F, addressing every aspect of math learning.3. Clear Learning Goals and Success Criteria: Effectively measu
Preview of STEM Kid Constructions - TOPS! Cool Lessons from the Core

STEM Kid Constructions - TOPS! Cool Lessons from the Core

Tops are the tops! Let’s make our own and experiment! Who would have thought we could blend so much science, engineering, and math into this simple little toy? You’ve probably seen those valentines where you can punch out a circle and insert a pencil to make a top. Those are hugely disappointing. These tops, however, are COOL! Anytime we do something cool in the classroom, we want to sneak in plenty of content with it, right? Such is the case here, and you’ll find Common Core State Standa
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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.