3rd grade Math Lesson Plans

Division and Multiplication Relationship

Let's better understand multiplication and division concepts! Use this lesson to help students understand inverse operations between multiplication and division.

3rd grade

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Subtraction with Regrouping

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Subtraction with Regrouping

Help your students subtract with confidence by sharing two different strategies. Use this lesson to build on students’ understanding of subtraction and to evaluate this key skill.

3rd grade

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What is My Place Value?

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What is My Place Value?

Expand on your students' knowledge of base ten numbers with this lesson that introduces the students to the place and value of digits within a number.

3rd grade

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Addition with Regrouping

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Addition with Regrouping

In this lesson, students will add three-digit numbers using expanded form addition and standard algorithm addition. They'll explain their answers and highlight the steps for each of the strategies.

3rd grade

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Hands-On Multiplication

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Hands-On Multiplication

Students get hands-on practice playing this math multiplication game with their hands!

3rd grade

Math

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Organize Your Data

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Organize Your Data

Collect and graph! In this lesson, your students will practice collecting, organizing, and interpreting data by using real life examples.

3rd grade

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Division Word Problems

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Division Word Problems

Freshen up on your understanding of division word problems with long division and one-digit divisors! Use this lesson to help students identify key division terms and solve word problems.

3rd grade

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Skip Counting to Understand Multiplication

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Skip Counting to Understand Multiplication

Teach your students to use skip counting as a strategy to multiply two single-digit factors.

3rd grade

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Finding the Area of a Rectangle

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Finding the Area of a Rectangle

Let your students learn how to find the area of rectangular objects by doing hands-on activities. Your students will love finding the area of various rectangular objects around the classroom!

3rd grade

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Boom, Clap! Patterns in the Multiplication Table

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Boom, Clap! Patterns in the Multiplication Table

BOOM! Have a blast teaching your students how to find and use patterns within the multiplication table to increase fluency with multiplication and build number sense.

3rd grade

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Candy Multiplication

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Candy Multiplication

Delicious multiplication! In this sweet lesson, your students will learn how to relate multiplication to repeated addition using candy counters.

3rd grade

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Divide it Up!

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Divide it Up!

Make division come to life with this hands-on, introductory lesson on the operation of division! Students will use authentic problems and manipulatives to experience division in action.

3rd grade

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Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

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Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Use this lesson to teach your students how to determine if they should use addition, subtraction, or both operations to solve a word problem by following four simple steps.

3rd grade

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Multiplying by Multiples of 10

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Multiplying by Multiples of 10

10, 20, 30, and up! In this lesson, students learn strategies for multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of ten (10 through 90) through practice problems and playing a fun, hands-on game.

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Place Value and Rounding

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Place Value and Rounding

Build your students' number sense regarding place value by facilitating discussion! Use this as a stand alone lesson or alongside *What is My Place Value?*

3rd grade

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Associative Property of Multiplication

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Associative Property of Multiplication

Teach your students to recognize and use the associative property of multiplication.

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Missing Numbers: Math Review

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Missing Numbers: Math Review

Help! The numbers in our equations have run away and left their answers alone! In this lesson, students will review their math facts and knowledge to solve Ken Ken like puzzles and bring the numbers back to their places.

3rd grade

Math

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Stepping Through Multiplication and Division Word Problems

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Stepping Through Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Teach your students four simple steps to help them solve multiplication and division word problems with confidence.

3rd grade

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Find The Perimeter: Real Life Objects

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Find The Perimeter: Real Life Objects

This lesson on perimeter will let your students walk around the class to see the border, use a measuring tape to measure the walls in their classroom, and enable them to understand how math is related to real life!

3rd grade

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Estimating Measurements of Mass and Volume Using Metric Units

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Estimating Measurements of Mass and Volume Using Metric Units

Students will become more familiar with common metric measurements by matching everyday objects with the metric mass and volume units they would use to measure them.

3rd grade

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Fractions in Action

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Fractions in Action

Have your "whole" group get a "piece" of fun in this sweet and tasty math game!

3rd grade

Math

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Two-Step Word Problems with Mixed Operations - Gamified!

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Two-Step Word Problems with Mixed Operations - Gamified!

Students will have fun learning the Read, Draw, Write (RDW) strategy on two-step, mixed operation problems. First they will learn RDW, and then they will practice it in a game called Four in a Row.

3rd grade

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Multiplication and Division Fact Families

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Multiplication and Division Fact Families

Support your students' math fluency by teaching them about the relationship between multiplication and division through fact families. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the *Do You Know Your Math Facts?* lesson.

3rd grade

Math

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Roll the Dice: Skip Counting by Fives

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Roll the Dice: Skip Counting by Fives

Five, ten, fifteen... Help your students practice their multiplication skills by teaching them to skip count by fives. In this lesson, they will use dice to practice math!

2nd grade

Math

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What's the Problem?

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What's the Problem?

High order thinking skills are critical skills for students of all ages. In this lesson, your students will create word problems about money.

2nd grade

Math

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3rd grade Math Lesson Plans