Enduring Understandings are important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.

• Mathematics is dependent on place value. A sense of number is necessary to communicate the reasoning used in problem solving.

• Recognizing patterns helps us make sense of our world.

• Geometry builds our world.

Essential Questions are the most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.

• What is number sense, and how is it used in problem solving?

• What are different ways can you write a number?

• Why do digits have designated places in larger numbers? Why is place value important?

• What is symmetry?

• What is geometry?

CSAP Tested Standards  Highest Frequency High Frequency Other Standards and E-Skills Highest Frequency = the timing, intensity and level of accountability is extremely high because mastery of these skills will must be demonstrated in multiple test items on CSAP at this grade level. High Frequency = the timing, intensity and level of accountability is high because mastery of these skills will be tested at this grade level. Other Standards and E-Skills = the timing, intensity, and level of mastery are not urgent. It should be introduced during this time so students can experience the concept and return in future quarters to strive towards mastery.

Standard 1: Number Sense - September
Reads, writes, compares and orders numbers to 10,000 (written form, standard form, expanded form, and equivalent forms: 231= 200+30+1 or 2 hundreds 3 tens 1 one   100+100+30+1).
Recognize odd/even numbers to 1,000
Understand and solve real world problems using mental math and estimation.
Use estimation skills to find a reasonable solution (round numbers to nearest 10 and 100).
Identify money combinations of coins to $1.00.

Compare/order numbers 0 to 10,000

Standard 2: Patterns and Algebra - September
Recognize, identify, describe and extend increasing/decreasing patterns (what’s my rule? +/-)
Use patterns to find missing elements (i.e., multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5, 10)
Identify, describe, and extend increasing and decreasing patterns using pictures and charts
Complete patterns using numbers
Understand and solve problems using patterning
Standard 3: Data and Graphs - September
Organize and display data using tally charts; bar, line, and pictographs; and tables.
Analyze data to make predictions.
Understand and solve problems related to probability, data, graphs, and tables.

Standard 4: Geometry - September
Identify lines of symmetry in regular polygons and other familiar objects.
Sort shapes and objects by attributes.
Identify geometric figures in art and nature.
Understand and solve problems related to geometric concepts.

Standard 5: Measurement - September
Tell time to nearest 5 minutes (digital and analog).
Select correct tools to measure length, weight, temperature, time.
Understand and solve problems using appropriate measurement tools.

Standard 6: Computation- September

Math fact fluency in addition and subtraction to 24.

Solve 2-digit addition and subtraction problems without regrouping.

Add 3-digit numbers with regrouping.

Addition with money.

Use rounding and estimation of whole numbers to make predictions before computation.

Select and use appropriate operation solve problems (+, -).

Determine from real-world problems whether an estimated or exact sum/difference is acceptable.

Understand and solve problems using appropriate computational techniques.

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Resources for Teachers

• For Scott Foresman and Houghton Mifflin page numbers click here.

• Mountain Math, Math Their Way, Creative Mathematics (Kim Sutton), Math Solutions (Marilyn Burns), Math Perspectives (Kathy Richardson) (if your building has purchased these resources)

• Your particular math series (see chart on Unit pages listing page numbers to support standards)

• Success Maker (ask your LTE)

• Exemplars (CSAP style problem solving with writing, 4-point rubrics, and sample student papers available on D11 website For Teachers pages)

• Math Keys (electronic manipulative – ask your LTE)

Assessments
Teacher observation, Hundreds Chart, Calendar Activities, Math Bingo, Manipulative/White Board/Slate assessments, EDM assessment CD’s.

Parents

You can support your third grader in September mathematics by pointing out numbers larger than 1,000 in his/her surroundings; puzzles with high numbers of pieces, high scores on video games, etc. Give your child practice counting coins to higher values, adding to 18 and subtracting from 18, and noticing how 2-dimensional shapes look when they are flipped over, slid, or rotated. Have your child point out lines of symmetry in common everyday objects. These simple activities will help your child build a solid foundation for more complex mathematics concepts over time.
 

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