3rd Grade Skills
-
Addition
-
Basic Addition
- Add whole numbers, one digit
- Add positive integers, addends from three to nine
- Add positive integers
- Add positive integers, up to two digits
- Add two- & three-digit whole numbers
- Add three- & four-digit whole numbers
- Condensed: Add four-digit & three- or four-digit whole numbers
- Add four-digit whole numbers
-
Application of Addition
- Add whole numbers, up to two digits, real-world context
- Add three- & four-digit whole numbers, real-world context
- Add four-digit whole numbers, real-world context
-
-
Subtraction
-
Basic Subtraction
- Subtract positive integers, positive difference
- Subtract positive integers, two-digit & one-digit
- Subtract positive integers, up to two digits, positive difference
- Subtract whole numbers, three-digit & two- or three-digit
- Subtract whole numbers, three- or four-digit & two- to four-digit
- Subtract whole numbers, four-digit & three-digit
- Subtract whole numbers, four-digit & three-digit
- Condensed: Subtract whole numbers, four-digit & three- or four-digit
- Subtract whole numbers, four-digit & four-digit
-
Application of Subtraction
- Subtract whole numbers, three-digit & two- or three-digit, real-world context
- Subtract whole numbers, four-digit & three- or four-digit, real-world context
-
-
Multiplication
-
Basic Multiplication Facts
- Multiply 1 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 2 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 3 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 4 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 5 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 6 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 7 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 8 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply 9 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply one-digit whole numbers
-
Modeling Multiplication
- Multiply whole numbers, area models, one-digit factors
- Multiply whole numbers, equal-sized groups, one-digit factors
- Multiply whole numbers, arrays, one-digit factors
- Multiply whole numbers, various models, one-digit factors
- Determine total number of objects in equally-sized arrays, including two-digit multiples of 10
- Determine total number of objects in equally-sized arrays, up to 10 by 10
- Identify models representing one-step multiplication expressions, real-world context
-
Basic Multiplication
- Multiply multiples of 10 & one-digit whole numbers
- Multiply whole numbers, two-digit & one-digit
-
Application of Multiplication
- Multiply whole numbers, one-digit factors, real-world context
- Multiply multiples of 10 & one-digit whole numbers, real-world context
- Multiply whole numbers, two-digit & one-digit, real-world context
- Apply commutative property of multiplication
- Apply associative property of multiplication
- Interpret multiplication expression as comparison
-
-
Division
-
Modeling Division
- Determine equivalence between arrays & division equations, dividends up to 50
- Determine equivalence between arrays & division equations
- Identify models representing one-step division expressions, real-world context
-
Basic Division
- Divide whole numbers, up to two-digit dividend, divisor up to ten
-
Application of Division
- Divide whole numbers, dividend up to 50, real-world context
- Divide whole numbers, divisor up to 10, quotient up to 10, real-world context
- Determine quotient using relationship between multiplication & division, divisor up to 10, quotient up to 10, real-world context
- Determine quotient using relationship between multiplication & division, dividend up to 50, real-world context
-
-
Mixed Operations
-
Modeling Mixed Operations
- Evaluate one-step addition & subtraction expressions, strip diagrams, including real-world context
- Evaluate one-step addition & subtraction expressions, number lines, including real-world context
- Evaluate two-step addition & subtraction expressions, strip diagrams, including real-world context
- Evaluate two-step addition & subtraction expressions, number lines, including real-world context
- Identify models representing two-step numerical expressions, real-world context
- Identify situations modeled by numerical equations
-
Application of Mixed Operations
- Add or subtract whole numbers, two-step, real-world context
- Multiply or divide whole numbers, one-digit factors, including addition & subtraction, real-world context
- Solve two-step numerical equations, real-world context
-
Determining Unknown Number or Symbol in Equations
- Determine unknown whole number in multiplication & division equations
- Determine unknown whole number in multiplication & division equations, dividend up to 50, product up to 100
- Determine two-step equation representations with unknown, including graphs, real-world context
- Identify missing symbol to make number sentence true
-
-
Comparing & Ordering
- Compare whole numbers up to 10,000
- Order whole numbers up to 10,000
- Compare & order whole numbers up to 10,000, real-world context
- Compare whole numbers up to 100,000
- Order whole numbers up to 100,000
- Compare & order whole numbers up to 100,000, real-world context
-
Rounding & Estimating
- Round whole numbers to nearest ten
- Round whole numbers to nearest hundred
- Round whole numbers to nearest thousand
- Estimate sums of whole numbers, up to three digits, including real-world context
- Estimate differences of whole numbers, up to three digits, including real-world context
- Estimate sums & differences of whole numbers by rounding to specified place values
-
Number Lines
- Identify whole numbers on number lines, base-10 increments
- Plot whole numbers on number lines, base-10 increments
- Identify or plot fractions or determine lengths on number lines, increments of eighths
- Identify & interpret whole numbers on number lines, base-10 increments, real-world context
-
Number Sense
-
Place Value
- Identify place value of specific digit, up to six digits
- Identify equivalent numerical & place-value representations
- Given place-value model, identify number
- Identify equivalent base-10 models
-
Expanded & Standard Number Forms
- Determine equivalent representations of standard & expanded notations, whole numbers up to 100,000
- Convert between standard & expanded notations, whole numbers
- Convert between standard & expanded notations, whole numbers, real-world context
- Convert between standard & expanded notation, fraction expansions, including real-world context
- Convert between word, standard, & expanded notation, fraction expansions, including real-world context
-
Word Number Forms
- Given whole number in word form, determine standard notation, up to 100,000
- Convert numbers to word form, up to 100,000
-
Even & Odd Numbers
- Identify even & odd numbers
- Identify even & odd numbers, real-world context
- Determine even & odd numbers using divisibility
-
Divisibility Rules
- Apply divisibility rules to two-digit dividends, divisor 2, 5, 10
- Apply divisibility rules to two-digit dividends, divisor 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
-
-
Fractions
-
Representing Fractions
- Identify fractions on number line, unreduced, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Given various models, determine fraction, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Determine partitioning of objects as fraction, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Identify fractions on strip diagrams
- Given unit fraction model, determine parts in whole
-
Equivalent Fractions
- Determine equivalent fractions, strip diagrams, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Determine equivalent fractions, area models, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Determine equivalent fractions, number lines
- Determine equivalent fraction equations, various models, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Condensed: Determine equivalent fractions, various models, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Determine equivalent fractions & whole numbers, denominators 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Determine equivalent fractions, denominators 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, real-world context
- Determine equivalent fraction equations, area models
-
Comparing Fractions
- Compare two fractions, area models, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Compare two fractions, number lines, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Compare two fractions, strip diagrams, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Condensed: Compare two fractions, various models, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Compare two fractions, different denominators, area models
- Compare two fractions, different denominators, number lines
- Compare two fractions, different denominators, strip diagrams
- Compare fractions, different denominators, visual model
- Compare two fractions, denominators 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
-
Composing & Decomposing Fractions
- Decompose fractions into sum of fractions, visual models, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
- Decompose fractions into sum of fractions
- Compose unit fractions into sum, denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, real-world context
- Decompose fractions or mixed numbers into sum of fractions, visual models
-
Addition of Fractions
-
Basic Addition of Fractions
- Add fractions, common denominators, unreduced
- Add fractions, common denominators, proper fraction sum
- Add mixed numbers, common denominators
-
Application of Addition of Fractions
- Condensed: Add fractions, common denominators, including real-world context
- Add fractions, common denominators, real-world context
-
-
Subtraction of Fractions
-
Basic Subtraction of Fractions
- Subtract fractions, common denominators, unreduced
- Subtract fractions, common denominators, proper fraction difference
- Subtract fractions, same denominator, positive difference, including unreduced fractions
-
Application of Subtraction of Fractions
- Condensed: Subtract fractions, common denominators, including real-world context
- Subtract fractions, common denominators, real-world context
-
-
Addition & Subtraction of Fractions
- Add & subtract fractions & mixed numbers, area models
- Condensed: Add or subtract fractions, common denominators, unreduced
-
-
Decimals
-
Representing Decimals
- Given tenths model, identify decimal
- Given hundredths model, identify decimal
- Given hundredths model, identify decimal as monetary amount
- Determine value of decimal model, including money
-
Comparing & Ordering Decimals
- Compare decimal models
- Compare decimal models, up to three models
- Order decimal models
- Condensed: Compare or order decimal models
-
Converting Decimals
- Given model, determine fraction & decimal equivalents, unreduced
-
Addition of Decimals
- Add decimals, positive, up to two decimal places
- Condensed: Add decimals, positive, up to two decimal places, including real-world context
- Add decimals, positive, up to two decimal places, real-world context
-
Subtraction of Decimals
- Subtract decimals, up to two decimal places
- Subtract decimals, two decimal places
- Subtract decimals, up to two decimal places, real-world context
-
-
Geometry
-
Angles, Lines, & Rays
- Classify angles from figure
- Identify characteristics of points, lines, segments & rays from diagrams
-
Parallel & Perpendicular Lines
- Identify parallel & perpendicular lines in figures
- Identify parallel & perpendicular lines in figures, real-world context
-
Classifying Figures
- Classify triangle based on given angle measures
- Identify & classify quadrilaterals
- Classify 2D figures
- Classify 3D figures
-
Perimeter
- Determine perimeter of rectangles
- Determine perimeter of polygons, whole numbers
- Determine side length or perimeter of squares
- Given perimeter of rectangle & one side, determine dimension
-
Area
- Determine area of rectangles using unit squares
- Determine area of rectangles, up to 10 by 10, including real-world context
- Determine area of composite figures using unit squares, only rectangles
- Decompose 2D figures into parts with equal areas
-
Perimeter & Area
- Identify figures with equivalent areas & perimeters using unit squares
-
-
Patterns
- Given pattern of shapes, identify shape that completes pattern
- Given table, determine relationship between input & output
- Determine missing elements in tables, subtraction
- Identify or interpret addition & subtraction tables, real-world context
- Identify or interpret multiplication & division tables, real-world context
- Identify arithmetic patterns using properties of operations
-
Measurement & Data
-
Customary & Metric Measurement Units
- Given pictorial model, identify weight or liquid volume
- Determine applicable unit of measure, real-world context
- Determine appropriate units or estimated measurement for specified situation
- Determine appropriate units or estimated measurement for specified situation, weight & volume units
-
Measurement Word Problems
- Solve one-step problems involving mass & volume, real-world context
-
Ruler Measurement
- Determine measurement to nearest quarter inch
- Determine measurement to nearest centimeter
-
Money
- Round money to nearest dollar
- Determine value of collection of coins & bills
- Compare values of collections of coins & bills
- Make change, up to $5 paid
-
Time
- Identify analog time
- Identify analog times before or after hour
- Identify digital times before or after hour
- Given time before or after hour, determine digital time
- Given analog or digital times, determine time passed
- Given time passed, determine starting or ending time on analog clock, real-world context
- Given time passed, determine starting or ending time on number line model, real-world context
-
-
Charts & Graphs
-
Translating Charts & Graphs
-
Identify Bar Graph
- Given pictograph, determine equivalent bar graph
- Given table, determine equivalent bar graph
- Given table, determine equivalent bar graph, including double bar graphs
- Given pictograph, determine equivalent bar graph, scales 1, 2, 5, 10
-
Identify Pictograph
- Given table, determine equivalent pictograph, whole numbers
- Given bar graph, determine equivalent pictograph, scales 1, 2, 5, 10
- Given table, determine equivalent pictograph
- Given bar graph, determine equivalent pictograph
-
Identify Frequency Table
- Given data, identify frequency table
- Given bar graph, determine equivalent table
- Given pictograph, determine equivalent table
-
Identify Dot Plot
- Given data, identify dot plot
- Determine set of object measurements & equivalent line plot
-
MIxed Charts & Graphs
- Condensed: Given pictograph, determine equivalent bar graph or table
- Condensed: Given table, determine equivalent bar graph or pictograph
- Condensed: Given bar graph, determine equivalent table or pictograph
- Condensed: Determine equivalent visual representations of data
-
-
Interpreting Charts & Graphs
- Determine missing component of bar graphs, scales 1, 2, 5, 10, real-world context
- Determine missing component of pictographs, scales 1, 2, 5, 10, real-world context
- Solve problems involving dot plots
- Solve problems from pictographs, no fractions, scales 1, 2, 5, 10, real-world context
- Solve problems from bar graphs, no fractions, scales 1, 2, 5, 10, real-world context
- Add or subtract whole numbers from various data displays
- Solve problems involving interpretation of various visual diagrams
-
-
Financial Literacy
- Identify financial decisions involving income, spending, saving, & giving
- Identify benefits of savings plans
- Identify relationship between supply & cost
- Identify impacts of planned & unplanned spending
- Identify impacts of interest when using credit
- Identify connection between income & human capital