Grade 3 Math: Common Core alignment

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Number and Operations in Base Ten
• Number and Operations: Fractions
• Measurement and Data
• Geometry

Operations and Algebraic Thinking OA · 9 standards · 9 covered

• 3.OA.A.1
  Covered

  Understand multiplication as equal groups

  • Unit 1 · Introducing Multiplication: From Graphs to Multiplication
• 3.OA.A.2
  Covered

  Understand division as sharing equally or making equal groups

  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: What is Division?
• 3.OA.A.3
  Covered

  Solve multiplication and division story problems within 100

  • Unit 1 · Introducing Multiplication: Equal Groups Story Problems, Array Story Problems
  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Division Story Problems
• 3.OA.A.4
  Covered

  Find the unknown number in a multiplication or division equation

  • Unit 1 · Introducing Multiplication: Find the Unknown Factor
  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Division as an Unknown Factor
• 3.OA.B.5
  Covered

  Use the properties of operations to multiply and divide

  • Unit 1 · Introducing Multiplication: Switch the Factors, Multiply by 1 and 0
  • Unit 2 · Area and Multiplication: Distributive Property with Area
  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Associative Property, Distributive Property for Larger Products
• 3.OA.B.6
  Covered

  Understand division as an unknown-factor problem

  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Division as an Unknown Factor, Fact Families
• 3.OA.C.7
  Covered

  Multiply and divide fluently within 100

  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Multiplication Fluency Within 100, Division Fluency Within 100
  • Unit 8 · Putting It All Together: Multiplication and Division Games
• 3.OA.D.8
  Covered

  Solve two-step story problems with all four operations, using a letter for the unknown

  • Unit 3 · Wrapping Up Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000: Solve Two-Step Problems
  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Two-Step Problems with All Four Operations
• 3.OA.D.9
  Covered

  Find and explain patterns in arithmetic

  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Patterns in the Multiplication Table

Number and Operations in Base Ten NBT · 3 standards · 3 covered

• 3.NBT.A.1
  Covered

  Round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100

  • Unit 3 · Wrapping Up Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000: Round Within 1,000
• 3.NBT.A.2
  Covered

  Add and subtract within 1,000 fluently

  • Unit 3 · Wrapping Up Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000: Add Within 1,000, Subtract Within 1,000
• 3.NBT.A.3
  Covered

  Multiply one-digit numbers by multiples of 10

  • Unit 4 · Relating Multiplication to Division: Multiply by Multiples of 10

Number and Operations: Fractions NF · 3 standards · 3 covered

• 3.NF.A.1
  Covered

  Understand unit fractions and fractions like 3/4

  • Unit 5 · Fractions as Numbers: Introduction to Fractions
• 3.NF.A.2
  Covered

  Place fractions on a number line

  • Unit 5 · Fractions as Numbers: Fractions on the Number Line
• 3.NF.A.3
  Covered

  Find equivalent fractions and compare fractions

  • Unit 5 · Fractions as Numbers: Equivalent Fractions, Fraction Comparisons

Measurement and Data MD · 8 standards · 8 covered

• 3.MD.A.1
  Covered

  Tell time to the minute and solve elapsed-time problems

  • Unit 6 · Measuring Length, Time, Liquid Volume, and Weight: Problems Involving Time
• 3.MD.A.2
  Covered

  Measure and estimate liquid volume and mass in liters, grams and kilograms

  • Unit 6 · Measuring Length, Time, Liquid Volume, and Weight: Weight and Liquid Volume
• 3.MD.B.3
  Covered

  Draw and read scaled picture graphs and bar graphs

  • Unit 1 · Introducing Multiplication: Interpret and Represent Data on Scaled Graphs
• 3.MD.B.4
  Covered

  Measure to the nearest half or quarter inch and show the data on a line plot

  • Unit 6 · Measuring Length, Time, Liquid Volume, and Weight: Measurement Data on Line Plots
• 3.MD.C.5
  Covered

  Understand area as a measure of flat space

  • Unit 2 · Area and Multiplication: Concepts of Area Measurement
• 3.MD.C.6
  Covered

  Measure area by counting unit squares

  • Unit 2 · Area and Multiplication: Count Square Units, Square Centimeters and Square Inches, Square Meters and Square Feet
• 3.MD.C.7
  Covered

  Connect area to multiplication and addition

  • Unit 2 · Area and Multiplication: Relate Area to Multiplication, Find Area of Figures Composed of Rectangles
• 3.MD.D.8
  Covered

  Solve perimeter problems, including shapes with the same area and different perimeters

  • Unit 7 · Two-dimensional Shapes and Perimeter: What is Perimeter?, Expanding on Perimeter

Geometry G · 2 standards · 2 covered

• 3.G.A.1
  Covered

  Understand shape categories such as quadrilaterals, rhombuses, rectangles and squares

  • Unit 7 · Two-dimensional Shapes and Perimeter: Reason with Shapes
• 3.G.A.2
  Covered

  Split shapes into parts with equal areas and name each part as a unit fraction

  • Unit 5 · Fractions as Numbers: Equal Parts of a Whole, Fractions of Different Shapes

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