Dear 3rd Grade Families,
We would like to provide you with additional support and resources to help your child at
home with math during 4th quarter. As you know, we have transitioned to the Common
Core Math Standards. We hope this letter is helpful in supporting your child in math at
home. Please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher with questions.
What are the “Common Core Standards?”
They are standards designed to create clear, consistent expectations for what all students
should learn at each grade level to prepare them for college and career. These standards
help ensure that all students are receiving a high quality education consistently, from school
to school and state to state. These MATH standards stress conceptual understanding. This
‘new’ way of teaching and learning builds a strong foundation for our students.
Resources
*Google/YouTube – search the standard number (ex. 3.MD.1) in Google or YouTube to locate
videos, examples, worksheets, etc.
*Websites:
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http://www.corestandards.org
http://illustrativemathematics.org/
http://learnzillion.com/
http://www.khanacademy.org/
http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/mathematics-standards/
*Help your child memorize basic facts of (addition, subtraction, and multiplication).
*Discuss/explain and “do” real life math
*Talk with your child and their teacher about his/her performance in math at school
Fourth Quarter your child will work with Measurement and Data.
• Tell and write time to the nearest minute on an analog clock and measure time
intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time
intervals in minutes (3.MD.1).
o Example: The kids left at 8:00. They arrived at 12:00. How long did the trip
take?
The trip took 4 hours.
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
• Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units
Standard units are:
(3.MD.2).
gram (about the weight of a paper clip or dollar bill)
kilogram (Reading textbook)
liter (2 small water bottles)
o Example: Estimate the weight of a feather? Circle your estimate.
a. 1 gram
b. 1 kilogram
c. 1 liter
o Example: Alan has 15 liters of soda, and John has 24 liters of soda. How many
liters of soda do they have in all?
Answer: 15 + 24 = 39 liters of soda
• Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with
several categories. Solve one and two-step “how many more” and “how many less”
problems using the information in the graphs (3.MD.3).
o Example:
How many fewer students chose pretzels than vegetables and cookies?
Pretzels: 85 Vegetables: 30 Cookies: 100
100 + 30 – 85 = 130 – 85 = 45 fewer students