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Grade 3: Mathematics
The goal of the grade three mathematics program is to encourage students to develop strategies for problem-solving, to discover answers, and to recognize patterns. The curriculum offers opportunities for the self-discovery of concepts and personal strategies, as well as learning the traditional math operations. Manipulatives are used to provide concrete examples of abstract concepts. In grade three the students are encouraged to develop a conceptual, procedural, and experiential understanding of numbers and operations. Estimating and problem-solving strategies are developed toward the goal of greater math sense and stronger computational skills. Students are encouraged to challenge answers, and to share and evaluate errors.Resources:
- Everyday Mathematics: Third Grade (Wright Group/McGraw Hill)
- Various supplemental resources
Students who successfully complete the grade three mathematics program will be able to:
- Read and write whole numbers through the millions place
- Understand and use place value
- Add and subtract six-digit whole numbers, including carrying and re-naming
- Multiply numbers through ten
- Multiply multi-digit numbers by one-digit factors
- Divide by one-digit divisors
- Identify lines, line segments, rays and polygons
- Classify polygons
- Locate points on a grid using ordered pairs
- Understand and use fractions
- Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers
- Use basic operations involving time and money
- Use graphs, statistical concepts, and probability
- Use problem solving strategies
