Third Grade News

Math Standards

and Strategies

Vocabulary in Context

Focus this month of identifying the meaning of

unfamiliar words. Students have been working

on using context and picture clues to infer the

meaning of such words. Encourage students to

use these strategies at home. For example your

child may read:

The night was treacherous. Wind was blowing down

trees and drivers had trouble seeing through the rain.

Ask them, “What does the word treacherous mean in

this context? Think about both sentences to determine

the best definition.”

In February we will be working to complete our Student Treasures books by composing our own songs! We had an amazing experience this month with Sue Trainor, our Artist in Residence, who taught us about songwriting! Be on the lookout for song drafts to come home and feel free to support your child with their work!

Reading Skill Focus

Upcoming Events

In February we will focus on multiplication and division fluency and problem solving. 3.OA.A.1 Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7

as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects

each.

3.OA.A.2 Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers,

e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each

share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8

shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are

partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each.

3.OA.A.3

Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word

problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays,

and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and

equations with a symbol for the unknown number to

represent the problem.

3.OA.B.6

Understand division as an unknown-factor problem.

Current PYP Unit

Unit: How the World Works Central Idea: Understanding patterns helps us to make

sense of our world. Question to discuss with your child: What patterns do

you see in the winter weather?

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Miss B., Ms. Bach, and Miss Tenney February 2018

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Grade 3 Parent Newsletter

How can you help your child be

successful in mathematics?

Children learn math best when they can

connect math concepts and procedures to their

everyday experience.

• Be positive about math! Let your child

know that everyone can learn math.

• Point out how math is used in daily

activities.

• Include your child in activities that

involve math, such as making

purchases, measuring ingredients, and

determining elapsed time.

• Play math-related games with your

child.

• Encourage your child to explain his/her

thinking when solving problems.

• Count everything with young

mathematicians.

• Make connections between real world

situations involving multiplication and

division.

• Instead of validating answers, ask your

child how they know, and if their

answer is reasonable.

When a math moment presents itself,

make the most of it!

Theme 2 & 3, Unit 7

Dear Parents,

Your third will be developing a solid understanding of the

connection between multiplication and division. The major

representation used will be square tiles (to form arrays), visual

representations (to show equal groups), and number lines (to show

forward jumps and backward as they relate to multiplication and

division). This conceptual understanding is developed through the

work with arrays and equal groups through the use of

manipulatives and visual representations. Through exploration and

problem solving, students will extend the concept that

multiplication and division are inverse operations. In this unit

students will use factors and products 1-100 in standard basic facts

and fact families.

Thank you for your continued support,

Miss Beilstein, Ms. Bach

and Miss Tenney

Vocabulary

Think about it!

Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Department of Academics & Strategic Initiatives

Strategies to Support Student Learning

Drawings and equations can be used to

represent and solve multiplication and

division.

Use strategies to solve multiplication and

division, such as skip counting.

When multiplying and dividing within 100, use

your understanding of inverse operations to

help solve problems.

Using color tiles to represent equal groups

and arrays.

10

3

10 x 3 = 3 x 10

10 groups of 3 equals 3 groups of 10

Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Department of Academics & Strategic Initiatives

Activities to Support Home-to-School Connection

Taken from Ready Common Core

Multiplication Card Game

Materials:

• Deck of cards

What to do:

• Place a well shuffled deck of cards, face down,

in the center of the playing area.

• Each player begins by taking one card and

placing it face up in front of themselves. Players

write the value of this card down at the top of

their papers. (aces are worth 1 and face cards

are all 10).

• When all players are ready, all players pick

another card. They multiply the value of the

cards together.

• Multiply the value of the two cards together.

• The player who has the greatest product wins

the cards.

• Play until the deck of cards is complete.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Department of Academics & Strategic Initiatives

Explore multiplication and division in the world around us. When grocery shopping encourage children to see

examples of items that come in packages that show equal groups. Discuss how they can find the total

number of items in the package quickly using multiplication facts.

Challenge children to equally divide a lunch bill at Chick-fil-A. Children will add up the cost and divide by

the number of people eating. For example,

Real World Connections

Multiplication and Division All Around