Singapore Math Grade 3

This unit covers understanding of multiplication and division. In this unit students will extend their knowledge of making equal groups to formalize their understanding of multiplication and division. The focus of this unit is on understanding multiplication and division using equal groups, not on memorizing facts. Students will learn how the multiplication symbol to represent addition of quantities in groups.

This unit covers multiplying by 2 using skip-counting, multiplying by 2 using dot paper, multiplying by 5 using skip-counting, multiplying by 5 using dot paper, multiplying by 10 using skip-counting, dividing using related multiplication facts of 2, 5, or 10. Students will learn building multiplication tables of 2, 5, and 10 to formalize their understanding of multiplication and division for facts 2, 5, and 10. Students will learn to find their division facts by thinking of corresponding multiplication facts.

This unit covers multiplying by 3 using skip-counting, multiplying by 3 using dot paper, multiplying by 4 using skip-counting, multiplying by 4 using dot paper, dividing using related multiplication facts of 3 or 4. Students will learn building multiplication tables of 3 and 4 to formalize their understanding of multiplication and division for facts 3 and 14. Students will learn to find their division facts by thinking of corresponding multiplication facts.

This unit covers multiplication properties, multiplying by 6, multiplying by 7, multiplying by 8, multiplying by 9, dividing using related multiplication facts of 6, 7, 8, or 9. Students will learn building multiplication tables of 6, 7, 8, and 9 to formalize their understanding of multiplication and division for facts 6, 7, 8, and 9. Students will learn to find their division facts by thinking of corresponding multiplication facts.

This unit covers solving one- and two-step word problems involving multiplication and division. Students will use a part-whole and comparison models to solve word problems involving multiplication and division.

This unit covers learning mental math strategies to solve multiplication and division problems. Students will use place value to round whole numbers.

This unit covers parts and wholes, fractions and number lines, comparing unit fractions, equivalence of fractions, and comparing like fractions. Students will learn fractional notation that include the terms “numerator” and “denominator.” Students will understand that a common fraction is composed of unit fractions and they will learn to compare unit fractions.

This unit covers telling time, adding time, subtracting time, and time intervals. Students will review and practice to tell time to the minute, learn telling intervals of time in hours, convert units of time between hours, minutes, seconds, days and weeks.

This unit covers understanding of volume, comparing volume, measuring and estimating volume, and word problems involving volume.

This unit covers measuring mass in kilograms, comparing mass in kilograms, measuring mass in grams, comparing mass in grams, and word problems involving mass.

This unit covers scaled picture graphs and scaled bar graphs, reading and interpreting bar graphs, and line plots. Students will learn to sort data into groups and categories and use numerical data to interpret bar graphs and line plots.

This unit covers understanding of area, measuring area using square centimeters and square inches, measuring area using square meters and square feet, area and perimeter, solving problems involving area and perimeter. Students will learn to find and measure area of figures in square units that include square centimeters, square inches, square meters and square feet.

This unit covers categories and attributes of shapes and partitioning shapes into equal areas. Students will understand that figures with different shapes can have the same area.