eDay Lessons
Mathematics
Grade 3
Grade 3
Math Activities Day 1
Activity
Parent or Student Directions
Complete the problem on page 2.
Problem of the Day
Devon’s Secret Rectangle
Devon’s teacher asked all of the third graders
to draw a secret rectangle and find its perimeter
in inches. Devon said his rectangle has a
perimeter of 14inches. What could his secret
rectangle look like? Draw and label the
rectangle.
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Are there other rectangles Devon could have
drawn that would have a perimeter of 14
inches? Explain.
Activity
Perimeters Around the House
Worksheet
What’s My Perimeter?
Cut out the centimeter ruler and inch ruler on
page 3. Have your child find the perimeter in
inches or centimeters of different objects in your
house. Find two objects and have them predict
which has a bigger perimeter. Have them
measure and check their prediction.
Read the directions to your child and have them
complete the worksheet on page 4 by finding
the perimeter of each shape.
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Read the question and complete the journal
writing on page 5.
Journal
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Choose an object in your house. Find the
perimeter of the object in centimeters. Find the
perimeter of the same object in inches. Explain
why the measurements are different.
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Day 1
Problem of the Day
Devon’s Secret Rectangle
Devon’s teacher asked all of the third graders to draw a secret rectangle and find its
perimeter in inches. Devon said his rectangle has a perimeter of 14inches. What
could his secret rectangle look like? Draw and label the rectangle.
Are there other rectangles Devon could have drawn that would have a perimeter of
14 inches? Explain.
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Day 1
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Day 1
What’s My Perimeter?
Find the perimeter of each shape below. Write your answer on the lines.
7 feet
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3 feet
The perimeter is __________________________.
2.
6 inches
6 inches
4 inches
The perimeter is ________________________.
3. Explain how you can find the perimeter for the rectangle in
question 1 even though only 2 side lengths are given.
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Day 1
Journal
Write to Share Your Thinking
Choose an object in your house. Find the perimeter of the object in
centimeters. Find the perimeter of the same object in inches. Explain
why the measurements are different.
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Grade 3
Math Activities Day 2
Activity
Parent or Student Directions
Complete the problem on page 2.
Problem of the Day
Finding Area
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Michelle’s third grade teacher asked her to find
the area of the rectangle below. Michelle said
she couldn’t find the area because the unit
squares were not shown. Explain to Michelle
how she can find the area. Show your work.
Activity
Area All Around
Cut out the unit squares from the grid (page 3).
Use the squares to find the area of small
rectangular objects in your house. (for example:
one side of a tissue box, a greeting card, the top
of the remote control, etc.) Compare the areas
of the objects you measured and decide on the
object with the greatest area.
Worksheet
What’s My Area?
Complete the worksheet on page 4. Encourage
your child to use the formula l x w (length times
width) for finding the area, but allow them to
draw grid lines for unit squares if needed.
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Complete the journal entry on page 5.
Journal
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Can two rectangles have the same area but
different perimeters? Explain.
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Day 2
Problem of the Day
Finding Area
Michelle’s third grade teacher asked her to find the area of the rectangle
below. Michelle said she couldn’t find the area because the unit squares
were not shown. Explain to Michelle how she can find the area. Find
the area. Show your work.
5 inches
3 inches
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Day 2
Grid Paper – Inch
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Day 2
What’s My Area?
Find the area of the shapes below.
1.
6 feet
4 feet
The area of this rectangle is _______________________.
2.
5 yards
The area of this square is __________________________.
3. Explain how you were able to find the area of the square in question
2 even though only 1 side length was given.
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Day 2
Journal
Write to Share Your Thinking
Can two rectangles have the same area but different perimeters?
Explain.
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Grade 3
Math Activities Day 3
Activity
Parent or Student Directions
Complete the problem on page 2.
Problem of the Day
Matthew and the Leftovers
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Activity
Product Game
Worksheet
Mad Minute Math
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Matthew’s teacher posted the following problem
in class: 125 ÷ 4
Matthew raised his hand and said he knew the
answer would have leftovers (remainders)
because he knows the pattern for counting by
4’s. Is Matthew correct? Explain.
You will need someone to play this game with
you. Read the directions on page 3 and play the
Product Game on page 4.
Complete the worksheet on page 5. Encourage
your child to write the answers to as many
problems as they can from memory in the 2
minutes. After the two minutes are up, have
them solve any remaining problems using other
strategies.
Complete the journal writing on page 6.
Journal
(turn in)
Mr. Math said if you know your x2 facts from
memory then you should know your x4. Is Mr.
Math correct? Explain. Use math facts to
support your answer.
Discuss with your child that if you double 2 you
get 4, all you need to do is double the x2
product to find the x4 product. (For example, 2
x 6 = 12, so 4 x 6 = 24)
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Day 3
Problem of the Day
Matthew and the Leftovers
Matthew’s teacher posted the following problem in class:
125 ÷ 4
Matthew raised his hand and said he knew the answer would have
leftovers (remainders) because he knows the pattern for counting by 4’s.
Is Matthew correct? Explain.
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Day 3
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Day 3
Mad Minute Math
Set a timer for 2 minutes. Solve as many problems from memory as you
can. When the time is up, use other strategies to solve any problems you
have left over.
5x4
7x2
9x3
8x4
3x3
9x1
0x6
6x6
7x5
2x2
4x7
0x0
8x5
1x8
5x0
4x2
8x9
6x7
9x9
7x8
3x4
7x0
4x4
2x3
6x1
6x5
7x7
3x7
8x8
4x8
3x1
5x5
1x1
7x4
5x8
2x9
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Day 3
Journal
Write to Share Your Thinking
Mr. Math said if you know your x 2 facts from memory then you should
know your x 4 facts. Is Mr. Math correct? Explain. Use math facts to
support your answer.
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