3rd Grade Goals September-November
Math Goals
Term 1 (September-November)
Topic 1: Understanding Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
- Students will use repeated addition to show the relationships between multiplication and addition
- Students will use number lines to join equal groups
- Students will use arrays and properties to understand multiplication
- Students will use sharing to separate equal groups to think about division
- Students will use repeated subtraction to understand the relationship between division and subtraction
Topic 2: Multiplication Facts: Use Patterns
- Students will gain fluency in multiplication
- Students will use number relationships and patterns to develop reasoning strategies to support their recall of the basic multiplication facts
Topic 3: Apply Properties: Multiplication Facts for 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Students will use the distributive property to solve problems with multiplication within 100
- Students will use different math tools and strategies to solve unknown facts: bar diagrams, arrays
- Students will use associative property of multiplication to group factors when multiplying
- Students will repeat reasoning with known facts to make generalizations when multiplying
Topic 4: Use Multiplication to Divide: Division Facts
- Students will use multiplication facts to divide
- Students will use even and odd numbers to identify multiplication patterns
- Students will use properties to understand division
- Students will use patterns and known facts to find unknown multiplication facts, which will help find related division facts