Grade 3 Math Curriculum Resources

Curriculum Information (including TAKS) 3rd Grade Level Web Sites CBA Information Other Resources and Math Lessons Connected Tech Activities Elementary Math Club Numerical Fluency Program for PISD Measurement Activity Cards Enrichment/Extension Menu for Math Centers

Dana Center TEKS based Math Activities Math Investigations Unit Summaries, both new and old series MTC and MTR Lessons (Great 5 E Model Lessons) TEXTEAMS Math Activities Vocabulary Resources Place Value Mats Review Power Points for TEKS Review Questions On-Line for students

Nimble with Numbers Activity Directions

  Welcome to 3rd Grade
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Curriculum Information : 

• TAKS Math Chart (English)
  TAKS Math Chart (Spanish)

• TAKS Raw Score Conversion 2010 (English)
  TAKS Raw Score Conversion 2010 (Spanish)

• TAKS M Raw Score Conversion 2010

 

Guide to TAKS Vertical Scale Scores 2010 (English)

Guide to TAKS Vertical Scale Scores 2010 (Spanish)

TEA Information Guide 3rd Grade MATH TAKS Guidelines (English)
TEA Information Guide 3rd Grade MATH TAKS Guidelines (Spanish)

• Link to On-line Curriculum for 3rd Grade

• ACCES training notes

• Curriculum Solution Seeking Feedback Form

• Dallas County Resources - This is a PDF file showing released test items and explanation of the TEKS

• 3rd Grade TEKS with Specificities

 

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Dana Center Activities:

Math TEKS' Clarifying Activities from the DANA CENTER . Click on each of the TEK numbers for activities/assessments.

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17

Dana Center Clarifying Lessons for 3rd Grade

(Great for Centers and Integrating TEKS)

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Grade Level Web Sites:

3rd Grade list of online lessons and activities

3rd Grade Web Site for Activities

Note: There is a time limit and then a password is needed. There is not a district password at this time.

Great Math Web Site for 3rd Grade.

This site has many interactive activities broken by objectives.

Another Great Site for 3rd Grade Math Skills Interactive Activities for all TEKS

Triple A Math Web Site for 3rd Grade

Great Site for Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies Grades 3 - 6

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Math Investigations Unit Summaries: (New Titles)

• Trading Stickers, Combining Coins

• Surveys and Line Plots

• Collections and Travel Stories

• Perimeter, Angels, and Area

• Equal Groups

• Stories, Tables, and Graphs

• Finding Fair Shares

• How Many Hundreds? How Many Miles?

• Solids and Boxes

• "Texas Curriculum Unit" is integrated in each of the other units

• 3rd Grade Math Content - 2nd Edition Investigations

Math Investigations Unit Summaries: (Old Titles)

• Mathematical Thinking in Grade 3 (1st)

• Mathematical Thinking in Grade 3 (2nd)

• Mathematical Thinking in Grade 3 (4th)

• Combining and Comparing (1st)

• Combining and Comparing (2nd)

• Up and Down the Number Line

• From Paces to Feet (2nd)

• From Paces to Feet (4th)

• From Paces to Feet (5th)

• Things That Come in Groups

• Landmarks in the Hundreds

• Flips, Turns, and Area

• Exploring Solids and Boxes

• Fair Shares

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Connected Tech Activities:

Use your PISD assigned user name and password.

• Area on a Geoboard

• Correcting Math Sentences

• Geometry Note Cards

• Multiplication Patterns

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MTC and MTR Lessons:

  Lessons written in a 5 E Model that compliment Math Investigations

• Geometric Figures and Place Value

• Square Numbers

• Fractions

• Multiplication and Division

• Measurement: Area and Volume

• Just Make It Easy! 3.5 A, B and 3.10

• Let's Get Friendly! 3.5 B

• Fancy Footwork: Patterns and Relationships 3.7 A, B and 3.6 A, C and 3.14 B, C

• Investigating Triangles 3.6 A and 3.8

• Full to Capacity 3.11 E, F

• Line it Up! 3.11

• Mystery Bags 3.13 C

• Problems Kids Care About 3.13 A, B

• What's in a Name? 3.13 A, B

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Other Resources/Lessons:

• Collecting Money Game

• How Many Bills/Coins Do You Have?

• Race to a Yard or Meter

• Can You Take a Giant Step?

• Yard or Meter Toss

• Rounding Song (PDF words) - Slip to the Side by Joe Crone Click here to hear a sample Scroll down to song.

• Rounding Song (words)

• Rounding Song (Tune of Addams' Family)

• Multiplication Flashcards to print

• Circles and Stars (multiplication)

• How Many? How Long? (multiplication)

• Things That Come in Groups (multiplication)

• Candy Box Research (multiplication)

• CLOSE to 100 Revised Sheet

• Skeeter McGeeter and the Meter

• How Big is a Foot?

• Measurement by the YARD

• Hundred Board Wonders

• Fractional Parts of Words

• Circles and Stars- Multiplication/Division Fact Families (directions) (template) (Spanish Template)

• Probability Activities

• Measurement Activities

• Perimeter, Area, Volume Pictures

• Paper Plate Place Value

• My Perimeter Beats Yours

• Same Size, Different Counts (Area)

• Shape Shifting (Greedy Triangle)

• Square Up!

• Gallon Capacity Game

• I Have, Who Has? Customary Measurement (Spanish Version)

• I Have, Who Has? Geometry Vocabulary (Spanish Version)

• Gallon Game

• Fraction Companion to Gallon Game (Copy the fraction pieces on the back of the capacity pieces to create Fraction Game)

• Gallon Game (Spanish version)

• Freeze Dice Game (helps with place value, addition)

• Apple Picking Pattern Activity

• Apple Picking Pattern Activity (Spanish version)

• Problem Solving - Objective 6 type activities

• Problem Solving - Objective 6 type activities (Spanish)

• Performance Based Activities

• Performance Based Activities (Spanish)

• TAKS Review Questions
• TAKS Review Questions (Spanish)

• Moving Squares - Perimeter/Area Lesson 3.11 B/C

• Moving Squares - Perimeter/Area Lesson 3.11 B/C (Spanish)

• Peri-Area - Perimeter/Area Center Activity 3.11 B/C

• Peri-Area - Perimeter/Area Center Activity 3.11 B/C (Spanish)

• Domino Flash Cards - (0 - 12)

• Domino Flash Cards - (Add ons through double 9)

• Pringle's Addition Can Center Activity
• Pringle's Multiplication Can Center Activity
• The Big Z
• Take Your Place
• Number MasterMind
• Multiplication Mark Off
• Close Enough
• Let's Get Friendly (Compatible Numbers)
• My Customary Giant
• Measurement Golf Course (IMetric)
• Base 10 Blocks and Place Value
• Place Value Challenges
• Place Value Mystery Numbers

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CBA Information:

Elementary Math Testing Calendar 2010 -2011

These are good review questions that students can take online. All the questions are not aligned with the TEKS, but they are excellent review items.

On-Line Test over 3rd Grade Skills (2005)

On-Line Test over 3rd Grade Skills (2007)

On-LIne Test over 3rd Grade Skills (2008)

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Vocabulary Resources: 

Link to ELA web page for Vocabulary Activities

• 3rd Grade "Math Assurance" Vocabulary Word List

• 3rd Grade "Math Assurance" Vocabulary Word List (Spanish)

• 3rd Grade Math Vocabulary (PDF)

• 3rd Grade Math Vocabulary (Word)

• 3rd Grade Math Vocabulary (PDF) Spanish Version

• 3rd Grade Math Vocabulary (Word) Spanish Version

• Math Dictionary for 3rd Grade

• Math Dictionary for 3rd Grade (Spanish)

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TEXTEAMS Activities:

• Spinning Probability (lesson plans)

• Spinning Probability (student graphing sheet)

• Spinning Probability (teacher recording sheet)

• Measurement Golf - Sheet

• Measurement Golf - Holes

• Maddening Measurement

• Name Game

• Number Fun

• Jack, Queen, King # 1

• Jack, Queen, King # 2

• Sums of Two Dice

• Inside Out

• Paper Cup Toss

• The Greatest Wins/Reject (directions)

• The Greatest Wins/Reject (game board)

• Zero Wins (directions)

• Zero Wins (game board)

• The Strange Number

• Let's Make Arrays

• Mutliple Towers

• Addition on a Hundreds Chart

• Addition Table Patterns

• Roll 99 Dice Game

• Race to Win (addition and subtraction game)

• Race to Win (directions)

• What's in the Bag? Probability Lesson

• Probability Games - 3rd through 5th grade

• 99,999 Puzzles

• Area Activities with tiles and cubes

• Expanding Numbers

• Fraction Cookies

• Pattern Block Fractions

• Making Rectangles

• Measuring the Area of a Rectangle

• Rectangle Fraction Task Card

• Dollar Addition and Subtraction

• Problem Solving Stumpers Colored Pencils  Let's Paint My Flower

 

Review Power Points for TEKS:

You will have to save the power point and theme song as separate documents in your E folder.

• Jeopardy - Calendar Problem Solving for Objective 6

• Jeopardy - Numbers and Operation (Place Value and Money)

• Jeopardy - Fractions, Addition/Subtraction, and Estimation

• (End of round song) (Filling Screen) (Final Jeopardy Theme) (Theme song)

• Power Point on "How to Complete a Multiplication Grid"

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