3rd Grade
Common Core Math

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Operations and Algebraic Thinking

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Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
  1. Multiplication Table-This is a great tool in teaching youngsters multiplication. It is fun and easy at the same time.
  2. Choose a Planet-Fun game for math students. Easy learning
  3. Multiplication On Line-Outstanding online game allowing students a totally different way of learning!
  4. Multiplication Games AND MORE FOR 3RD  GRADE:    (CLICK HERE )
  5. Multiplication Facts Rapid Recall-Nice interactive link allowing student to learn their Multiplication facts.
  6. Interactive multiplication table This site will allow you to type in numbers and then view the answer.
  7. Times Table Practice multiplying single-digit numbers with this interactive multiplication table. VERY GOOD
  8. Smart Board Lesson by: Mrs. Trepal
  9. Multiplication Station In this game you click on squares in a grid to pick two numbers that multiply together to make a needed answer. After each correct answer the used squares disappear leaving you with less to use. How far can you make it? Great for practicing multiplication tables! Very interesting game allows you to clear the board.
  10. Division On Line Use this website as a fun tool to illustrate division. It contains many  levels of difficulty. This is very good
  11. Teaching tool for multiplication using an array
  12. Multiplication self scoring Quiz  This is very good

Gizmos are fun, easy to use, and flexible enough to support many different teaching styles and contexts. 

You will present to your students a visual animated manipulative allowing for an easier and faster teaching pedagogy.

You will discover this tool strategically located throughout the website.

  

Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
  1. Double Function Machine-Two operation function machine with options to hide or reveal numbers and set all operations and numbers.
  2. Commutative Property   Flash website

Multiply and divide within 100.

 

 

 
  1. Multiplication This site will allow you multiply by a single set of numbers or mixed numbers. Very good
  2. Division This site will allow you multiply by a single set of numbers or mixed numbers. Very good
  3. Multiplication Chart Students will identify meaningful patterns and properties of multiplication in order to produce a multiplication table that highlights the relationships among those properties. 4 Star
  4. Learning about multiplication  Flash Website

Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
  1. Solving Word Problems
  2. SKIP COUNTING MULTIPLYING

 

Number and Operations -Base Ten

 
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

 
  1. Base Ten - Manipulative
  2. Place Values This is a Smart Board Lesson. Outstanding and complete for learning this indicator. Created by: Sabrina Williams 4 Star
  3. Give the Dog a Bone - use a hundreds charts to find numbers. A very good website. Students will enjoy. 4 star
  4. Big Numbers This site helps you understand place value and how to read and write large numbers
  5. Place Values This is a Smart Board Lesson. Outstanding and complete for learning this indicator. Created by: Sabrina Williams 4 Star
  6. Video -to accompany Smart Board lesson on Place Value
  7. Place Value lessons
  8. Bead Numbers An online abacus involving some problem solving. The free area is a good teaching tool for demonstrating how an abacus with hundreds, tens and ones works. 4 Star
  9. Numbers to 1000 Good for demonstrating place value for 3 digit numbers. 4 Star
  10. Abacus A great resource for demonstrating place value, counting, addition and subtraction. You need to click on the signs to add or remove beads. 4 Star
  11. Abacus   live on line for problem solving
 

Number and Operations-Fractions

 
Develop an understanding of fractions as numbers.
  1. Fractions
  2. Lessons on Fraction with worksheets and videos
  3. Fraction Models-This tool explores several representations for fractions using adjustable numerators and denominators. Very easy to work with and visual for students. Great for LCD projectors

    4 STAR

  4. What is a fraction ( Flash software very good!) Many examples.
  5. Fractions Percents and decimals Great Smart Board example in real life. SB 4 Star
  6. Presentation on Mixed numbers This interactive mathematics lesson teaches students how to read, write, and convert improper fractions and mixed numbers.
  7. Bowling for Fractions Identify fractions as parts of whole units, as parts of sets, as locations on number lines, and as divisions of whole numbers. 4 Star
  8. Equivalent Fractions - concentration game style of matching fractions
  9. Flowering Fractions -Students understand common fractions by using model representations. (Author - Roseanne Phillips)
  10. I Want My Half - Students understand the concrete and symbolic representations of fractions. (Author - Sandi King)
  11. Pizza Party - practice fractions by deciding how much pizza is left (10 questions)
  12. Fractions - Parts of a Whole - Virtual Manipulative This online manipulative allows the user to divide a square or circle into as many pieces as they want, and then shade in whatever pieces they wish. All the while, a written fraction is shown that corresponds to the current figure. Great for teaching the meaning of a fraction.
  13. Fractions - Visualizing - Virtual Manipulatives This online manipulative tells the student what fraction to make, then has then divide up a shape and color its pieces to match the requested fraction. New problems are randomly generated and help is given for wrong answers.
  14. Simple fraction. Power Point down load this file for quicker running.
  15. Fishy Fractions - Comparing Fractions In this game you help Ulani the pelican catch fish by comparing fractions in picture form and numeric form.
  16. Fraction Pointer Students represents fractions by coloring in the appropriate portions of either a circle or a square, then order those fractions from least to greatest. (Be sure to click the "How" button to get instructions.) Interesting idea to teach Fractions. You may like this as it will also printout a hard copy. Hit the "Print Screen directions are on the site.
  17. Shade - Shade in the correct amount of units to equal the fraction by clicking on the unit.
  18. Jeopardy Power Point Fractions Simplify, Mixed, Adding, Subtract Download this power point for a fun review.
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  19. Reading fractions from a Ruler

 

 
 

Measurement and Data

 
Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.
  1. The Ruler Game - Learn To Read A Ruler (inches only - increments from inches to sixteenths)
  2. Measure it - practice using a ruler - inches and centimeters
  3. Centimeters - To Nearest Whole Number (from FunBrain)
  4. Centimeters - To Half Centimeter (from FunBrain)
  5. Inches - To Nearest Whole Number (from FunBrain)
  6. Inches - To Quarter Inch (from FunBrain)
  7. Teaching Measures – Choose from three modules; length, mass, and capacity. Each category offers several activities for your large screen display as well as supporting worksheets.
  8. Worksheet Generator - (inches only) Print your own worksheets to let your students practice reading a ruler.
  9. Weight and Capacity Outstanding Flash presentation 4 Star
  10. Flash Video on Estimation of Measurements 4 Star
  11.  Measure with your students 4Star
  12. Measure with Paper Clips Have your students learn how to measure using paper clips.
  13. Measure with Inches
  14. Measure with Pounds
  15. Which tool to measure with
  16. Hours
    Quarter Past
    Quarter To
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    Exercise 1 b
    Exercise 2

     
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    Exercise 1 b  
    Exercise 2 a
    Exercise 2 b
    Minutes
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    Exercise 1 b
    Exercise 2

     
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    Exercise 1 b
    Exercise 2 a
    Half Hours
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    Exercise 1 b
    Exercise 2 a
  17. Checking your 5 senses challenged This site will allow you the teacher to show students why they should measure and not allow for their own senses to always make the correct decision. 4 Star
  18. Estimation of Measurement Flash presentation.
  19. Customary Units match game In this "Concentration-style" game students are given 12 face down tiles with measurements in customary units. They need to flip over the tiles two at a time and try to match tiles that have equivalent measures (like "2 ft" and "24 in"). The tiles are randomly generated so they can replay game over and over.
  20. Capacity This website will allow you to learn about liquid volume
  21. Mass This website will allow you to learn about Mass

 
Represent and interpret data.
  1. Amblegraph This online tools lets you create simple bar charts in your web browser. Children can use it for very quick surveys or a teacher can use it to model the construction of a bar graph with a class or group. Most elements are editable.
  2. Virtual Bar Chart This virtual manipulative lets you create a bar graph right in your web browser. You can specify the number of columns and rows, label the items, and view totals or percentages.
  3. Create a simple bar graph
  • Open the spreadsheet to be seen by the entire class, or have individual students open it at their own computers.
  • The spreadsheet will allow the user to enter data and labels for up to 8 items, while dynamically updating the bar graph.
  • Begin by replacing the labels in the table with the words you want.
  • Next replace the data in the table with the values you want.
  • As you wish you can click on and change the "Chart" title, "Data" title, and "Labels" title in the graph.
  • This is a good way to generate a quick graph in class, or have younger children make graphs who are not as comfortable with Excel.
  1. Data analysis and Graphs You will find an outstanding and an exceptional lesson using Smart Board technology. SB Created by Kim Taylor

 
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and addition.

  1. Mr. Anker Tests Area-Quiz 1

  2. Mr. Anker Tests Area-Quiz 2

  3. Finding Area and Perimeter of Rectangles-An interactive math lesson from math playground.

  4. About Area and Perimeter-Lesson on area and perimeter.

Geometric Measurement:  recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish linear and area measures.
  1. Virtual Manipulatives  (This website will provide area and perimeters
  2. Area and Perimeter-Everything you want to know about area and perimeter.
  3. Airline Builder-Dr. Marbles is building a new fleet of cyber spaceships but he needs your help.
  4. Mr. Anker Tests Perimeter-Quiz 1
  5. Mr. Anker Tests Perimeter-Quiz 2
  6. Mr. Anker Tests Perimeter-Quiz 3
  7. Perimeter-lesson on perimeter
  8. Mr. Anker Tests-Using a ruler to measure perimeter.
  9. About Area and Perimeter-Lesson on area and perimeter.

Geometry

 

Reason with shapes and their attributes.
  1. Counter - Manipulative
  2. 3-D Boxes Calculate how many cubes you need to make the different 3D shapes shown with this Flash activity
  3. Shape Game What can you make? This website will allow students to move shapes around and create using their imagination. 4 Star
  4. Finding shapes on earth Travel to the planet.
  5. Twizzle A game using logic and geometry.
  6. Geometry tool box. This tool box will allow you to explore using a compass and ruler. It has many outstanding qualities that may be used for teaching students. If you have an LCD projector this website is for you. 4 Star
  7. Find the shapes In this game you will free the princes if you follow the directions for shapes
  8. Buried Shapes game In this online game the student has to identify 3-D shapes that as partially buried in the ground in colorful pictures
  9. Platonic Solids - Virtual Manipulative This online activity allows you to experiment with five platonic solids, counting their faces, edges, and vertices.
  10. Prisms, Pyramids, Cones, and Cylinders This web site uses pictures and clear explanations to teach about Prisms, Pyramids, Cones, and Cylinders. When done with the review, students can take an interactive quiz over what they learned.
  11. Three Dimensional Review This web site provides a good introduction (or review) of what a three-dimensional object is. After the review, students can take an interactive quiz where they distinguish between two- and three-dimensional objects.
  12. Tangram Puzzles In this online activity students can move around virtual tan gram pieces to try to combine them into one of the provided final shapes.
  13. Flash Video Geometric shapes with Tangrams 4 Star
  14. 2D shapes - identify and compare these shapes
  15. Smart board Game Genius Geometry game
  16. Smart Board Lesson - 4 Star
  17. Super Maths World This is a highly visual game. Students will be totally engaged. 4 Star
  18. 2-Dimensional Animation In this animation, students are shown examples of regular and irregular polygons including triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons...
  19. 2-Dimensional Shapes Activity-1 In this activity, students must correctly match the names of several polygons with their pictures.
  20. 2-Dimensional Shapes Activity-2 In this activity, students must correctly sort a group of regular and irregular polygons according to the number of sides.
  21. 2-Dimensional Shapes Activity-3 In this activity, students must correctly label a group of polygons according to the type of polygon.
  22. 2-Dimensional Shapes Activity-4 In this activity, students must complete sentences that describe the number of sides for each type of polygon presented.
  23. 3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes Lesson Activity-5 In this lesson, students sort 2-D shapes according to the number of sides and describe 3-D objects according to the number of faces, edges and vertices.
  24.  3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes-Explorer Activity-6 in this explorer, students must complete a variety of tasks dealing with 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, in the context of a rocket ship in outer space.
  25. 3-D Shapes Activity 1 Activity-7 In this activity, students must correctly match the names of several 3-D objects with their pictures.
  26. 3-D Shapes Activity 2 Activity-8 In this activity, students must correctly label a face, edge and vertex on a cube.
  27. 3-D Shapes Activity 3 Activity-9 In this activity, students must determine the number of faces on a cube, triangular prism and pyramid.
  28. 3-D Shapes Activity 4 Activity-10 In this activity, students must determine the number of edges on a cube, triangular prism and pyramid.
  29. 3-D Shapes Activity 5 Activity-11 In this activity, students must determine the number of vertices on a cube, triangular prism and pyramid.
  30. 3-D Shapes Animation 1 In this animation, students are shown examples of 3-D objects including a cube, prism, pyramid, cylinder, cone and sphere.
  31. 3-D Shapes Animation 2 In this animation, students are shown examples of a face, edge and vertex on a cube, prism and pyramid.
  32. 3-D Shapes Animation 3 FACES In this animation, students are shown how to count all the faces on a cube, prism or pyramid (as chosen by the student).
  33. 3-D Shapes Animation 4 EDGES In this animation, students are shown how to count all the edges on a cube, prism or pyramid (as chosen by the student).
  34. 3-D Shapes Animation 5 VERTICES In this animation, students are shown how to count all of the vertices on a cube, prism or pyramid (as chosen by the student).
  35. Game for Math shapes This site will allow the student to determine the shape of an item. Great for LCD projectors
  36. Quiz online This online quiz will allow the student to learn about different shapes and provide them with the correct answer. Great for class using an LCD projector 4 Stars
  37. Chinese Tangrams Create your own tangrams using drag and drop shapes - just like Grandfather Tang's story. You may view a gallery of samples or just create on your own!
  38. Chinese Tangrams II Recreate the tangram using shapes. Make a square, swan, cat, dinosaur, duck, phoenix, or rabbit
  39. Dots and Squares Click on the grid to draw one side of a square. Play against the computer. The object of the game is to be the player to complete the most squares
  40. Attribute Blocks – Learn color and shape concepts by sorting blocks.
  41. Platonic Solids - Virtual Manipulative This online activity allows you to experiment with five platonic solids, counting their faces, edges, and vertices.
    (Requires Java)     Outstanding site. You must view this prior to your students. Hold down the sift key and the color and then the side to illustrate. This is a must if you wish to use concrete and abstract instruction.
  42. Shape Game What can you make? This website will allow students to move shapes around and create using their imagination. 4 Star
  43. Buried 3D shapes -Fun to find them all very well done website.
  44. 3 D shapes- find the missing pairs. Fun game
  45. Shape Lab-Fun game for shapes
  46. Sorting Shapes