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3rd grade math activities for Microsoft Word

Preview of Base Ten Blocks - Work Mats and Printables

Base Ten Blocks - Work Mats and Printables

Base ten blocks are an excellent tool for teaching students the concept of addition or subtraction because they allow children to touch and manipulate something real while learning important skills in mathematics. Base ten blocks consist of cubes, flats, rods, and blocks. Cubes represent a 1000 units, flats 100 units, rods 10 units, and blocks a single unit or 1. Base ten blocks are a great instructional tool whether you are introducing the concept of addition, subtraction, regrouping, or place
Preview of Make your own clock template

Make your own clock template

Created by
Miss Jessica
A clock template that can be used as a craft with the students. Hands of clock are cut out and attached to the face using a fastener. This allows the students to move the hands. Can be glued to construction paper to make the clock more sturdy. Decorating ideas include drawing a person on face the clock, and arms on the hands of the clock.
Preview of Potato Olympics

Potato Olympics

Created by
Amy Murray
The Potato Olympics are a great way to get students excited about the Olympics while doing fantastic writing and mathematics tasks. Students decorate and create a potato athlete. The potatoes compete in 5 different challenges and students record and evaluate the results.
Preview of 5th Grade Daily or Weekly Spiral Math Review {Common Core} 100% Editable

5th Grade Daily or Weekly Spiral Math Review {Common Core} 100% Editable

Need a SPIRAL REVIEW of the 5th Grade Common Core standards? What is included: This resource contains 20 WEEKS of review specifically written for the common core math standards for 5th grade. Be sure to download the sample for a full overview of what you get. This resource is 100% EDITABLE!!! This gives you the ability to go into any problem and remove or change it. This feature is important because it gives you the control over what your students get each day/week. If something doesn't ali
Preview of Skittles Chance and Probability (Editable)

Skittles Chance and Probability (Editable)

Created by
Mrs Connick
Chance and Probability activity using yummy Skittles!!! Students are to predict the colours and quantities before they open the skittles bag. Students are to complete a chance experiment where they use a tally to collect their data. Students then transfer their data in fractions, decimals and percentages. Students are to create a bar graph using their data as well as answer chance and probability questions about the data. I used this with my grade 5/6 students and they loved it!
Preview of Cheez-it Perimeter and Area!

Cheez-it Perimeter and Area!

Created by
Kristen Slabaugh
Do your kids need a fun way to learn perimeter and area!? Here is a fun and engaging activity to bring some excitment to your math lesson! Enjoy TWO fun Cheez-it practice activities to use as a whole group or teacher led center! Enjoy!
Preview of Telling Time Unit with Five lessons - Digital analog and elapsed time - Editable

Telling Time Unit with Five lessons - Digital analog and elapsed time - Editable

Time Unit - This is my editable MS Word version. Through this unit the student will be able to understand how to tell time to the hour, half-hour, and quarter- hour. They will demonstrate telling time and applying appropriate vocabulary to their daily activities. They will apply the skill of telling time in the classroom, at school, and at home. This unit is an integrated unit: the first two lessons are vocabulary lessons introducing the related vocabulary. The remaining three lessons are m
Preview of Classroom Escape Room Online Google Form Template

Classroom Escape Room Online Google Form Template

Created by
Professor Aloha
This is an online “Escape Room” Template that can be used with existing worksheets or the template included with purchase. This is not subject specific, as you can include whatever type of problems you like! Students love to crack the codes and move forward in the challenge, so this is a great anytime activity. The Google form is just the lockbox to the next set of problems, which you can withhold until students show you they have unlocked the next stage. The problems can be as challenging as
Preview of Three digit subtraction with borrowing template

Three digit subtraction with borrowing template

Created by
Muinteoir
A template for three digit subtraction with borrowing. In a word document there is space for 9 problems and each problem has it's own grid and additional boxes to place 'new numbers' when borrowing.
Preview of Blizzard Bag/Snow Day Packet (5 days)

Blizzard Bag/Snow Day Packet (5 days)

This is a 5 day (editable) snow packet that includes an activity in Reading, Science, Math, Writing, and Social Studies for each day. A daily agenda is included as well as all activities. It also includes an editable parent letter explaining the packet as well as a list of accommodations for special education students. It is geared towards 2nd grade standards, but could easily be adapted for other grade levels.
Preview of Computer Science: Computer Programming "Angry Birds Game" Editable Resource

Computer Science: Computer Programming "Angry Birds Game" Editable Resource

Greetings,I would like to thank you so very much for viewing this product. Out of all the Computer Science resources I have created, this Unplugged Coding Activity is one of my all time favorites.So you want to teach young scholars how to write lines of code? Look no further. What better way to introduce them to Computer Programming than empowering them to use their imagination to create their very own video game.Using the Angry Birds' theme, scholars are given a variety of tasks and challeng
Preview of Lines of Symmetry Activity

Lines of Symmetry Activity

Created by
Ana Jones
The learner will use this hands on activity to recognize lines of symmetry by cutting 15 figures, fold them to find its lines of symmetry and paste them in groups depending on the number of lines of symmetry each figure has. By manipulating and folding each figure to discover its lines of symmetry, the student will bring the abstract concept of symmetry to an easy manipulative concrete figure. The teacher will also have ans answer sheet that can be used to show the students the lines of symmetry
Preview of Pokemon Go - Game Template with optional QR Codes

Pokemon Go - Game Template with optional QR Codes

Teacher Directions Now is your chance to take advantage of the latest craze: Pokemon Go! You can treat your students to a fun, creative, active learning challenge, with your very own version of Pokemon Go in the classroom! Just like with the popular mobile game, your students will be moving around the classroom, trying to “catch” all the Pokemon. They accomplish this by correctly answering each question. Each answer will match one of the signs that you will have posted around the classroom, at
Preview of 3rd Grade Daily or Weekly Spiral Math Review {Common Core} -  100% Editable

3rd Grade Daily or Weekly Spiral Math Review {Common Core} - 100% Editable

Need a SPIRAL REVIEW of the 3rd Grade Common Core standards? What is included: This resource contains 20 WEEKS of review specifically written for the common core math standards for 3rd grade. Be sure to download the sample for a full overview of what you get. This resource is 100% EDITABLE!!! This gives you the ability to go into any problem and remove or change it. This feature is important because it gives you the control over what your students get each day/week. If something doesn't ali
Preview of Fraction Kite Spring Craft

Fraction Kite Spring Craft

Created by
Jennifer Serrao
Have your students use this template to create a fraction kite spring craft! It is great review for fractions and a fun way to welcome spring! The template provides a 25 x 25 grid of squares and students can color them 4-5 different colors. Then they can name the color squares as fractions. For example 3/25 blue, etc. They can write their fractions in the cloud they cut out from the template. There are also 3 bow ties provided in the template. I cut out thin strips of construction paper a
Preview of Blank Bar Graph/Double Bar Graph Template

Blank Bar Graph/Double Bar Graph Template

This is a bar graph template that can be used by teachers to teach students how to understand bar graphs and create their own bar graphs. Teachers can use this template teach students about parts of a bar graph and how to interpret data in bar graphs.
Preview of 100 2nd grade CGI word problems Common Core friendly

100 2nd grade CGI word problems Common Core friendly

Created by
Stacy Harris
I wrote these 100 problems for my 2nd graders. I have listed them for sale in groups of 10, but these are all of them in one place for a discount. Each problem has 3 different number sets so you can differentiate instruction, as well as an extension problem for an additional challenge. The skills they encompass are: addition with and without regrouping, addition with 3 addends, "between," compare problems, division, elapsed time, extra information problems, fractions, greater than/less than, log
Preview of Spinner Templates both Black and White and Colorful for CD or DVD

Spinner Templates both Black and White and Colorful for CD or DVD

The following attachment has both a black and white and colored templates for spinners ranging from one to ten parts. The spinners are made to size on a CD or DVD in case you want to use a disc. These are also great graphics for teaching fractions or percentages.
Preview of Scientific Method Variables and Graphing Practice

Scientific Method Variables and Graphing Practice

Created by
Jason Demers
Students are given six different sets of experimental data and asked to identify the variables (independent, dependent etc.). They also reinforce graphing by identifying if the data should be represented with a bar or line graph. With this information, students the create data tables and graphs for the data.
Preview of 120 CGI word problems for 3rd grade Common Core friendly

120 CGI word problems for 3rd grade Common Core friendly

Created by
Stacy Harris
These are 120 CGI problems I wrote for my 3rd graders. I listed these for sale in smaller sets, but these are all 120 in one place for a bargain.I roughly followed the pace of the enVision book, but these are stand alone problems. Each problem has 3 different number sets so you can differentiate instruction, as well as an extension problem for an extra challenge. The skills these encompass are: addition with 3 addends, addition with regrouping, angles, area, compare problems, division with and
Preview of Nets: Foldable Solid Figures (3-D Shapes)

Nets: Foldable Solid Figures (3-D Shapes)

Created by
Help Teaching
Allow students to explore geometric solids with this packet of 15 foldable nets featuring an assortment of basic to complex three-dimension shapes, including a(n): Cone, Cube, Cylinder, Pyramid, Pentagonal Pyramid, Hexagonal Pyramid, Triangular Prism, Rectangular Prism, Rhombic Prism, Pentagonal Prism, Hexagonal Prism, Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, and Icosahedron. Use this collection for hands-on construction activities by printing directly onto paper or card stock. Nets are in print
Preview of 4th Grade Daily or Weekly Spiral Math Review {Common Core} 100% Editable

4th Grade Daily or Weekly Spiral Math Review {Common Core} 100% Editable

Need a SPIRAL REVIEW of the 4th Grade Common Core standards? What is included: This resource contains 20 WEEKS of review specifically written for the common core math standards for 4th grade. Be sure to download the sample for a full overview of what you get. This resource is 100% EDITABLE!!! This gives you the ability to go into any problem and remove or change it. This feature is important because it gives you the control over what your students get each day/week. If something doesn't ali
Preview of Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction with Place Value Chart

Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction with Place Value Chart

Created by
Leah Hechtman
Three digit addition and subtraction with and with our regrouping6 problems for each category (addition with and without regrouping and subtraction with and without regrouping)= Total of 24 problemscan be used for vertical method and with other strategies using the place value chart like chip model, place value blocks, place value discs.
Preview of 3 Reads Template Problem Solving

3 Reads Template Problem Solving

Created by
Teacher Prep
Template for using the 3 Reads strategy for Mathematical Problem Solving For detailed instruction on how to use this approach see my blog post on using this template here:
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Importance of learning math skills in 3rd grade

It's no secret that mathematics is a foundational subject for students to learn. Since it forms the basis for many other subjects — like science, engineering, and technology — it's essential that kids develop strong math skills from a young age as it makes them more likely to succeed in other courses in the future.

Benefits of learning 3rd grade math

Learning math in 3rd grade has many benefits. It helps students:

  • Begin to develop problem-solving, logical reasoning, and critical-thinking skills
  • Grow their understanding of numbers and basic operations
  • Understand how math is used in real-life situations

By ensuring that children have a solid foundation, teachers can help set them up for future success

The key concepts for 3rd grade math

Third grade math is an essential component of a child's education, as students will build upon these concepts and skills in subsequent grades. Third grade math covers a wide range of topics, from basic arithmetic to more complex concepts like fractions.

Addition and Subtraction

In 3rd grade, children are expected to build upon and practice the knowledge they learned in the 1st and 2nd grades about addition and subtraction. As 3rd graders, they'll focus on learning how to add and subtract two and three digit numbers.

Multiplication and Division

In 3rd grade, students will start to learn how to multiply and divide numbers up to 100, and begin to learn about the relationship between multiplication and division.

Fractions

Children in 3rd grade will also learn about fractions including how to compare, order, and add and subtract fractions with like denominators.

Geometry

In 3rd grade, students will learn about two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, and be taught how to solve for a shape's perimeter, area, and/or volume. They'll also learn to identify lines of symmetry in shapes and understand basic transformations like reflection and rotation.

Measurement and Data

Measurement and data are another key concept students will explore in 3rd grade. They'll learn to measure the length, weight, and volume of objects using inches, pounds, and gallons. They'll also learn to interpret and create basic graphs and charts.

Common challenges students face in 3rd grade math

This grade can be challenging for some students. Common challenges include:

  • Difficulty understanding basic math facts
  • Trouble with memorizing multiplication tables
  • Difficulty with word problems
  • Lack of confidence in math abilities

How to find 3rd grade math resources

Educators can save time preparing math lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply search the TPT marketplace for "3rd grade math," and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find print and digital materials that've been proven to work in classrooms around the country. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of math worksheets, lessons, and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.

Frequently asked questions

What types of math resources are available on TPT?

There are many different types of math worksheets, lessons, and activities sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular math worksheets and resources can be found on topics like: addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, place value, geometry, measurement, fractions, and much more.

What are some good resources for practicing 3rd grade math?

Websites like TPT offer free and paid resources for practicing 3rd grade math.

Why is 3rd grade math important?

Math in 3rd is important because students learn the foundational knowledge they need for future academic success. Additionally, they'll learn the key concepts and skills that are necessary for solving more complex math problems in the future.

What are some common challenges in 3rd grade math?

Common challenges in 3rd grade math include difficulty with basic math facts, struggles with word problems, trouble with memorization, and lack of confidence in math abilities.

How can teachers effectively teach 3rd grade math?

Teachers can effectively teach 3rd graders by providing plenty of opportunities for practice, encouraging student collaboration, making teaching math fun and engaging, and providing regular feedback and recognition.

What are some key concepts taught in 3rd grade math?

Some key concepts taught to 3rd grade students include multiplication and division, fractions, geometry, measurement, and data.

How can I help my students overcome math anxiety?

You can help students overcome math anxiety by providing a supportive and positive environment, breaking down math concepts into manageable chunks, and using real-world examples.

What should I do if my child is struggling with a specific math concept?

If your child is struggling with a specific math concept, you can provide extra support and resources such as worksheets, tutoring, or online educational tools.

Sometimes, visual aids like charts, graphs, and manipulatives can help children understand abstract concepts better. The use of visuals can help explain math concepts to kids and better engage them in their learning.

How can I make math fun for students?

Children learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your math lessons by using games, videos, puzzles, and real-life scenarios. If a child in your class seems to find math boring or uninteresting, you can also try connecting it to their interests or hobbies.