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Math Basics
WHAT
OUR THIRD GRADERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MATH
Whole Numbers
Fractions,
Decimals, & Money
Measurement
Statistics
& Probability
Geometry
Rounding &
Estimating
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WHOLE NUMBERS
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add/subtract
whole numbers up to four digits |
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multiply
basic facts |
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count
by multiples |
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multiply
two and three digits with regrouping |
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divide
basic facts |
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divide
two and three digit numbers with remainders |
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FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, and MONEY
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concepts
of parts and wholes |
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write
fractions for parts and wholes |
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compare
fractions using models |
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add/subtract
fractions with like denominators |
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write
decimals for 1/2 and 1/4 |
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compare
fractions, decimals and money |
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count
money to $9.99 |
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compare
money amounts |
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add,
subtract, multiply, and divide money amounts |
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MEASUREMENT
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tell
time to the half hour, quarter hour, and minute |
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estimate
future time and past time |
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count
by centimeters, decimeters, meters, and kilometers (inches, feet, and miles) |
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know
area, perimeter, length, and width |
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know
volume, and cubic centimeters and inches |
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STATISTICS and PROBABILITY
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recognize,
construct, and interpret pictographs, bar graphs, and circle
graphs |
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use appropriate problem solving skills for word problems |
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GEOMETRY
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identify
and know the difference between plane and solid figures |
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identify
line segments, acute angles, obtuse angles and right angles |
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identify
parallel and perpendicular lines |
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ROUNDING and ESTIMATING
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round
whole numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand |
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round
money amounts to the nearest dollar amount |
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CALCULATOR
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use
the calculator to perform basic operations for whole numbers |
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