Download Unit 3, Addition, Subtraction and the Number System 2

3rd Grade Math Syllabus
First Quarter
Quarter 1
August 29th - October 28th
* Please note that the following information and dates are tentative and may change.*
Unit 1: Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 1
Standards: 3.NBT.2, 3.OA.8
Unit Focuses:
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Use more than one strategy to efficiently solve addition and subtraction word problems.
Find combinations of 2-digit numbers that equal 100.
Write equations to represent combinations of 100.
Add and Subtract multiples of ten
Explain how to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Estimate sums of 2-digit numbers up to 100.
Estimate sums of 2-digit numbers up to 100.
Keep track of all parts of a word problem.
Represent problems using a letter or symbol to represent the unknown.
Round a 2-digit number to the nearest 10
Quizzes:
Combinations that equal 100
Addition and Subtraction Equations
Hundreds, Tens, Ones Place Value Check
Formal Assessments:
Addition and Subtraction Problems
End of Unit Assessment
Essential Vocabulary: Comparison, Greater Than, Less Than, Equal, Round, Addend, Mental
computation, Subtraction facts, Fact Family, Operation, Sum, Patterns, Difference, Unknown,
Subtract, Equation, Strategies, Estimate, Reasonableness, Properties, Commutative Property, Identity
Property, Subtrahend, Minuend, Open number line, Labeled number line, Related Facts, Dollar, Bill,
Cent, Whole numbers, Digit, Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands, Value
Unit 2: Geometry & Perimeter
Standards: 3.G.1, 3.MD.8
Unit Focuses:
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Describe the attributes of triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and
decagons.
Describe, define, and sort quadrilaterals.
Measure and record the perimeter of polygons.
Find the perimeter of an irregular polygon.
Measure and record the perimeter of polygons.
Find the perimeter of an irregular polygon.
Use attributes of shapes to find missing side lengths.
Find a side length when the perimeter is known.
Quizzes:
Quadrilateral quick check
Finding perimeter quick check
Formal Assessment:
End of Unit Assessment
Essential Vocabulary:
Properties, Features, Attributes, 2D, Polygon, Non-Polygon, Quadrilateral, Circle, Triangle, Square,
Rectangle, Rhombus, Trapezoid, Parallelogram, Kite, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Side, Vertices,
Vertex, Angle, Acute, Right, Obtuse, Perimeter, Square Units, Square Feet, Square Centimeters
Unit 3, Addition, Subtraction and the Number System 2 (Continues in 2nd Q)
Standards: 3.NBT.1, 3.NBT.2, 3.OA.8, 3.OA.9, and 3.MD.1
Unit Focuses:
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Correctly sequence 2 and 3-digit numbers.
Use tools such as 1,000 charts, sketches of stickers, and number lines to help solve problems.
Break numbers apart by place value, and recombine them.
Find reasonable estimates of sums.
Locate 3-digit numbers on the 1,000 chart.
Add and subtract multiples of 10.
Find accurate solutions to 2 and 3-digit addition and subtraction problems.
Write equations to represent thinking.
Subtract 2 and 3-digit numbers accurately from multiples of 100.
Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time
Quizzes:
Finding and comparing numbers on the 1,000 chart
Adding 3-digit numbers with multiple strategies
Formal Assessment:
1st quarter benchmark
*End of the Unit Assessment will be in the 2nd quarter when the unit finishes.*
Essential Math Vocabulary:
Landmark numbers, Comparison, Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To, Equivalent, Round, Addend,
Mental computation, Subtraction facts, Fact family, Operation, Sum, Patterns, Difference, Unknown,
Subtract, Equation, Regrouping, Strategies, Estimate, Reasonableness, Properties, Commutative
Property, Identity Property, Subtrahend, Minuend, Open number line, Labeled number line, Related
Facts, Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter, Half-Dollar, Dollar, Bill, Cent, Whole numbers, Digit, Ones, Tens,
Hundreds, Thousands, Value
Grading Policy for Quarter 1:
Math grades will be a combination of 4 formal grades and 15 informal participation grade. Formal
grades are listed above and are worth 60% of the total grade. Informal grades include classwork,
activities, homework, quizzes, participation, and seminars. They are 40% of the total grade.