Math Info

What's Happening in 3rd grade?

Math

In grade 3, instruction time should focus of four critical areas:

1)  developing an understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100.  

2)  developing understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator.

3)  developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area; and 

4)  describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes