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Sir Whiskers Division Story
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Sir Whiskers Division Story
Third Grade
Division
Kids learn all about division vocabulary and strategies with this silly story about a cat crew.
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Sir Whiskers Division Story
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Sir Whiskers Division Story
Kids learn all about division vocabulary and strategies with this silly story about a cat crew.
Third Grade
Division
Story
Reflecting on Story Problems
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Reflecting on Story Problems
Second Grade
Math
Encourage students to reflect on the context before solving story problems. Use these reflective questions during whole group, small group, or independent instruction.
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Reflecting on Story Problems
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Reflecting on Story Problems
Encourage students to reflect on the context before solving story problems. Use these reflective questions during whole group, small group, or independent instruction.
Second Grade
Math
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Alfalfa's Out of the Box: Perimeter, Area, and Addition
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Alfalfa's Out of the Box: Perimeter, Area, and Addition
Third Grade
Geometry
Kids help Alfalfa the turtle and Old Harold navigate their way into the backyard in this sweet math story.
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Alfalfa's Out of the Box: Perimeter, Area, and Addition
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Alfalfa's Out of the Box: Perimeter, Area, and Addition
Kids help Alfalfa the turtle and Old Harold navigate their way into the backyard in this sweet math story.
Third Grade
Geometry
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Elliott's Museum: Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Story
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Elliott's Museum: Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Story
Third Grade
Addition
Kids help Elliott prepare treasures for her museum by answering word problems by using a tape diagram.
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Elliott's Museum: Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Story
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Elliott's Museum: Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Story
Kids help Elliott prepare treasures for her museum by answering word problems by using a tape diagram.
Third Grade
Addition
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Zap and Kreb: Graphing Word Problems
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Zap and Kreb: Graphing Word Problems
Third Grade
Data and Graphing
Kids journey to Earth with aliens Zap and Kreb on a mission to gather data and create graphs in a math story that's out of this world!
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Zap and Kreb: Graphing Word Problems
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Zap and Kreb: Graphing Word Problems
Kids journey to Earth with aliens Zap and Kreb on a mission to gather data and create graphs in a math story that's out of this world!
Third Grade
Data and Graphing
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Draw and Write the Fraction: Word Problems
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Draw and Write the Fraction: Word Problems
Third Grade
Fractions
Learn about fractions with a set of fun, real-world scenarios!
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Draw and Write the Fraction: Word Problems
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Draw and Write the Fraction: Word Problems
Learn about fractions with a set of fun, real-world scenarios!
Third Grade
Fractions
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Bar Graphing with Roly
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Bar Graphing with Roly
Second Grade
Data and Graphing
Stop those germs! Kids must catch germs as they drop and prevent people from getting sick in this icky data and graphing game.
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Bar Graphing with Roly
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Bar Graphing with Roly
Stop those germs! Kids must catch germs as they drop and prevent people from getting sick in this icky data and graphing game.
Second Grade
Data and Graphing
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Subtraction Word Problems: Subtract 'Em
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Subtraction Word Problems: Subtract 'Em
Third Grade
Subtraction
Kids use details from the word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve subtraction problems with numbers up to three digits long.
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Subtraction Word Problems: Subtract 'Em
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Subtraction Word Problems: Subtract 'Em
Kids use details from the word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve subtraction problems with numbers up to three digits long.
Third Grade
Subtraction
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Area Strategies
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Area Strategies
Third Grade
Geometry
Allow your students to explore the pros and cons of different strategies used to find the area of rectangles. Use this as a stand alone lesson or as a pre-lesson for the Multiplication and Area in the Community Garden lesson.
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Area Strategies
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Area Strategies
Allow your students to explore the pros and cons of different strategies used to find the area of rectangles. Use this as a stand alone lesson or as a pre-lesson for the Multiplication and Area in the Community Garden lesson.
Third Grade
Geometry
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Addition Word Problems: Add It Up!
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Addition Word Problems: Add It Up!
Third Grade
Addition
Kids use details from the word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve addition problems with two or three two-digit addends.
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Addition Word Problems: Add It Up!
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Addition Word Problems: Add It Up!
Kids use details from the word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve addition problems with two or three two-digit addends.
Third Grade
Addition
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Telling Time: Word Problems at the Library
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Telling Time: Word Problems at the Library
Third Grade
Time and Money
Solve time and elapsed time word problems in this library-themed math worksheet!
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Telling Time: Word Problems at the Library
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Telling Time: Word Problems at the Library
Solve time and elapsed time word problems in this library-themed math worksheet!
Third Grade
Time and Money
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 2
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 2
Third Grade
Multiplication
Just how many lemon slices, star stickers, or picked flowers are there? In this math worksheet, kids will solve simple multiplication word problems.
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 2
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 2
Just how many lemon slices, star stickers, or picked flowers are there? In this math worksheet, kids will solve simple multiplication word problems.
Third Grade
Multiplication
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 1
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 1
Third Grade
Multiplication
Kids will answer the question "Just how many?" in each of these multiplication word problems. Find numbers of crayons, gumballs, and balloons in our worksheet.
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 1
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Multiplication: Just How Many? 1
Kids will answer the question "Just how many?" in each of these multiplication word problems. Find numbers of crayons, gumballs, and balloons in our worksheet.
Third Grade
Multiplication
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Multiplication Word Problems: Multiply It!
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Multiplication Word Problems: Multiply It!
Third Grade
Multiplication
Kids use details from the word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve multiplication problems.
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Multiplication Word Problems: Multiply It!
Interactive Worksheet
Multiplication Word Problems: Multiply It!
Kids use details from the word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve multiplication problems.
Third Grade
Multiplication
Interactive Worksheet
Division Word Problems: Divide 'Em Up!
Interactive Worksheet
Division Word Problems: Divide 'Em Up!
Third Grade
Division
Kids use details from word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve division problems in which a multidigit number is evenly divided.
Interactive Worksheet
Division Word Problems: Divide 'Em Up!
Interactive Worksheet
Division Word Problems: Divide 'Em Up!
Kids use details from word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve division problems in which a multidigit number is evenly divided.
Third Grade
Division
Interactive Worksheet
It's Time to Celebrate the Chinese New Year!
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It's Time to Celebrate the Chinese New Year!
Third Grade
Subtraction
Celebrating the Chinese New Year is fun for family and friends! Use this lesson to teach your students some of the holiday's traditions and events as they practice solving word problems, which involve time and all four math operations.
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It's Time to Celebrate the Chinese New Year!
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It's Time to Celebrate the Chinese New Year!
Celebrating the Chinese New Year is fun for family and friends! Use this lesson to teach your students some of the holiday's traditions and events as they practice solving word problems, which involve time and all four math operations.
Third Grade
Subtraction
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Dragon's Dilemma: Division Facts Up to 12
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Dragon's Dilemma: Division Facts Up to 12
Third Grade
Division
Take a daring dive into divison as you help a dragon crack the code!
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Dragon's Dilemma: Division Facts Up to 12
Interactive Worksheet
Dragon's Dilemma: Division Facts Up to 12
Take a daring dive into divison as you help a dragon crack the code!
Third Grade
Division
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Polygon Perimeters with Tantalizing Tangrams!
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Polygon Perimeters with Tantalizing Tangrams!
Third Grade
Measurement
Teach your students to find the perimeter of polygons using real world examples. They will make polygon pictures using tangrams and practice finding the perimeters of the polygons in their masterpieces.
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Polygon Perimeters with Tantalizing Tangrams!
Lesson Plan
Polygon Perimeters with Tantalizing Tangrams!
Teach your students to find the perimeter of polygons using real world examples. They will make polygon pictures using tangrams and practice finding the perimeters of the polygons in their masterpieces.
Third Grade
Measurement
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Multiplication Strategies
Lesson Plan
Multiplication Strategies
Third Grade
Multiplication
Help your students compare and connect two important multiplication strategies: equal groups and repeated addition. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for
Candy Multiplication
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Multiplication Strategies
Lesson Plan
Multiplication Strategies
Help your students compare and connect two important multiplication strategies: equal groups and repeated addition. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for
Candy Multiplication
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Third Grade
Multiplication
Lesson Plan
Red Light, Green Light Questions
Lesson Plan
Red Light, Green Light Questions
Third Grade
Statistics
Teach your students to ask and differentiate between recall questions and inferential questions. This lesson will help build a classroom culture around asking deep, inferential questions.
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Red Light, Green Light Questions
Lesson Plan
Red Light, Green Light Questions
Teach your students to ask and differentiate between recall questions and inferential questions. This lesson will help build a classroom culture around asking deep, inferential questions.
Third Grade
Statistics
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What is it Telling Me? Creating and Interpreting Line Plots
Lesson Plan
What is it Telling Me? Creating and Interpreting Line Plots
Third Grade
Data and Graphing
Line plots are a great way to introduce your students to graphing data. In this lesson, your students will learn how to create a line plot and also practice interpreting line plots.
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What is it Telling Me? Creating and Interpreting Line Plots
Lesson Plan
What is it Telling Me? Creating and Interpreting Line Plots
Line plots are a great way to introduce your students to graphing data. In this lesson, your students will learn how to create a line plot and also practice interpreting line plots.
Third Grade
Data and Graphing
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Strategies to Make Multiplication a Breeze
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Strategies to Make Multiplication a Breeze
Third Grade
Multiplication
With this lesson, your students will see how the order of the factors does not affect the product in a multiplication expression. Use this on its own or alongside
You're On a Roll! Practicing Multiplication Facts.
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Strategies to Make Multiplication a Breeze
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Strategies to Make Multiplication a Breeze
With this lesson, your students will see how the order of the factors does not affect the product in a multiplication expression. Use this on its own or alongside
You're On a Roll! Practicing Multiplication Facts.
Third Grade
Multiplication
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Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
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Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
Third Grade
Multiplication
It's not enough to just memorize the multiplication table! It helps students to know how to explain their strategy to find the product too. Teach this lesson on its own or use it as support for the lesson Slap and Roll Timed Multiplication.
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Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
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Let's Talk About Multiplication Facts
It's not enough to just memorize the multiplication table! It helps students to know how to explain their strategy to find the product too. Teach this lesson on its own or use it as support for the lesson Slap and Roll Timed Multiplication.
Third Grade
Multiplication
Lesson Plan
Guess the Operation
Lesson Plan
Guess the Operation
Third Grade
Mixed Operations
Want to strengthen your student’s multiplication and division skills? This lesson uses fact families to help students practice those skills.
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Guess the Operation
Lesson Plan
Guess the Operation
Want to strengthen your student’s multiplication and division skills? This lesson uses fact families to help students practice those skills.
Third Grade
Mixed Operations
Lesson Plan
Heating Plants: The Great Growth Race
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Heating Plants: The Great Growth Race
Third Grade
Measurement
Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?
Activity
Heating Plants: The Great Growth Race
Activity
Heating Plants: The Great Growth Race
Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?
Third Grade
Measurement
Activity
Parts of a Set: Fractions
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Parts of a Set: Fractions
Third Grade
Fractions
Get your students excited to learn about fractions with this hands on lesson. Working in groups will help students learn from each other and share ideas.
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Parts of a Set: Fractions
Lesson Plan
Parts of a Set: Fractions
Get your students excited to learn about fractions with this hands on lesson. Working in groups will help students learn from each other and share ideas.
Third Grade
Fractions
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Sweet Solutions
Lesson Plan
Sweet Solutions
Third Grade
Addition
With this pastry themed lesson, your students will apply addition strategies to solve two-step, three-digit addition word problems. Finding the solutions will be sweet!
Lesson Plan
Sweet Solutions
Lesson Plan
Sweet Solutions
With this pastry themed lesson, your students will apply addition strategies to solve two-step, three-digit addition word problems. Finding the solutions will be sweet!
Third Grade
Addition
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