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Third Grade Focus - Multiple Topics Covered
These math resource links can be included in lesson plans, teacher web pages, etc. to assist students as they explore and learn math concepts. Additional resources will be added as they are reviewed.
These links are intended to be extensions to conversations held in class, as well as to extend learning based on student interest of topics.
General Math
Rainforest Math
Check this site out - there are many, many interactive games to learn about topics covered in class
Countdown Math Video Library
Excellent site to introduce students to concepts or review. From Loyola University Chicago - School of Education
Skillswise Numbers
A variety of online activities to help support learning math concepts.
MathSlice - Math reinforcement activities
Lots of options on this site to choose from.
Math Animated and Interactive Dictionary
Example: Try the Chinese Abacus to match the number with the appropriate beads on the abacus. **Useful site to explain math terms/concepts**
AAAmath-3rd Grade topics
Topics support Mimosa topics.
Harcourt Math Glossary
Scholastic Online Activities
Math Maven Mysteries - students use problem solving and critical thinking skills to solve these mysteries. A nice variety to choose from. Could be used either individually or adapted to group work.
Grade 3 Web Activities
MHSchool.com offers a student activity sheet with an Internet link to answer questions.
Teach R Kids Math
Multiple activities across all math topics.
King's List of Math Activities
All topics and abilities covered here.
Math Interactive Activities
K-12 level activities across all math concepts.
Elementary Math Sites
Teacher Toolkit - Math
Teacher Toolkit
Multiple activities to help promote understanding of math topics - can be used in whole class instruction.
BrainPOPS, Math Videos
Multiple animation videos to support understanding of math topics.
1. Using Addition and Subtraction
Froggy Hops
Practice your addition facts by moving the frog to the right answer.
Math Fact Practice
Learning Planet offers this timed game to practice facts. Has sound and requires shockwave. Choices are addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
Subtraction Bowling
Practice subtraction while you bowl. There are other games to choose from on this link.
Funbrain-Line Jumper
Get some practice with the number line.
Can You Balance?
Use the blocks to balance the scale.
Are you a math magician? Addition
Practice all your facts - watch the timer.
Are you a math magician? Subtraction
Practice all your facts - watch the timer.
2. Getting Comfortable with Place Value and Number Sense
Getting Comfortable with Numberlines
Practice putting numbers on the number line. This skill will be used consistently throughout the year.
BBC Starship Math - Place Value
Online game to practice this skill.
Place Value Tutorial
Video & activity
Wise Up! Place Value
This online lesson and activity explains place value and how we use numbers.
Match Numbers with their text name
Place Value
Identify numbers with place value.
Place Value
Practice choosing numbers by place value with this Funbrain.Com game.
Patterns Lesson
Video & Activities to understand patterns
Number Sense - Name the number
Practice matching the number with its written name.
Cookie Dough
Similar to the game above - type the number that matches the written name.
Place Value Activities
If you need more practice getting comfortable with place value, here are some more activities.
3. Investigating, Comparing, Ordering and Rounding Numbers
Round About
BeaconLearning online tutorial about rounding.
Rounding Practice
Use the number line in this activity to help you round.
Comparing Numbers to 1,000
Compare numbers using less than, greater than, and equal.
One False Move
*Sequencing Numbers* - Funbrain.Com offers this game on sequencing numbers from lowest to highest or highest to lowest. There are 3 levels of play.
Count along to 100
Fill in the blanks on the hundreds chart.
Count by 5's
Count to 100 by 5's.
Rounding Numbers
Jan Brett offers this activity off of her web site.
Let's Go Shopping
A lesson on rounding
Compare the Numbers
Use the greater than or less than sign on this activity.
The Math Worksheet Generator
Make your own number lines to practice rounding.
4. Investigating Addition
Adding Two-digit numbers to 100
Kidport offers this addition game - skills based.
Adding 3 digit numbers
Try this online activity to practice your addition.
Adding 3 digit numbers
Practice adding with this step by step approach. Uses place value.
Comparing Four Digit Numbers
Practice with less than, greater than, and equal to on 4 digit numbers.
Grand Slam Math - Word Problems
Word problems with Katie and Arlo
Mathplayground - word problems
Practice your problem solving with this site.
Speedy Sums
Can you use the numbers on the square to quickly solve the sum?
5. Investigating Subtraction
Subtraction Mystery with 2 digit #'s
Find the mystery picture.
Subtracting 2 Digit Numbers to 100
Kidport offers this subtraction game - skills based.
Subtract it!
Use the numbers to solve the equation
6. Investigating and Using Money
Adding Nickels & Pennies
In this activity, students add pennies and nickels.
Discovering Coin Value
Drop the right coins into the container using the slide.
Addiing Dimes, Nickels & Pennies
Making Change
FunBrain offers this game to practice making change - offers easy, medium, hard levels.
Ice Cream Shop
Scholastic offers this online activity and an activity worksheet. Could be used as a group activity.
U.S.Treasury Page for Kids
Site provides information on money, online tour and activities.
Grandpa's Game
Count Grandpa's Money
Moneyopolis
This is a financial planning activity
7. Investigating and Understanding Time
Time for a Crime
Scholastic offers this mystery for students to solve.
Playing with Time
The Science Museum of Minnesota offers this online exhibit about time. Shows time with movies.
Clocks...Teaching Time
Offered by the Franklin Institute - the history of clocks, and interactive activities.
A Walk Through Time
Evolution of Time Measurement
Past, Present, Future -It's All About Time
Topics include Ancient Time, Exact Time, Beat The Clock & Time Capsule.
A Walk Through Time
Ancient calendars, time, time zones and more.
Time Tutorial & Reference
Reference for time equivalents & online activity.
Just in Time - A Timely Tale
Fill in the blanks using activity times.
Telling Time
Interactive clock to learn time.
Bar Graph on Time Used in a Day
Create a graph showing how you spend a day. Could be used in a math project based off the book Math Curse.
Circle Graph on Time Used in a Day
Similar to the above activity, but using a pie/circle graph.
8. Introduction to Multiplication
Basic Multiplication Lesson
This activity visually shows multiplication facts.
Table Mountain
Learn your tables as you ski up the mountain.
9. Multiplication Facts 0-5
Learn Your Multiplication Facts
Two games to help you learn your facts.
Math Fact Cafe - 3rd grade practice
Main page to 3rd grade activities - choose multiplication, type in your name, practice your facts, check for accuracy, print, and turn in for extra credit.
Shuttle Launch Multiplication Practice
Practice makes perfect.
Abiator's Times Table Practice
Practice your multiplication tables on this site.
Multiplication Games
Various multiplication games to practice facts.
Multiplication Games
Online support using games
Multiplication Practice
Time yourself while you answer 288 questions covering the tables from 1 to 12. *Requires Shockwave*
Musical Multiplication
Practice math facts listening to midi files. Also has additional links to practice facts.
Multiplication Practice with Raffy the Raccoon.
Follow along the path with Raffy.
Hurray for Arrays
What do arrays have to do with the history of the American Flag?
10. Multiplication Facts & Strategies
Coloring Multiples in Pascals Triangle
Practice identifying multiples by clicking to color in the facts.
Virtual Arrays
Visual representations of the multiplication facts with turnaround.
Multiplication Mathmagician
Practice your facts while being timed. This will help you get ready for the timed test.
Blackdog Multiplication practice
Move the answers to the right problems.
Multiplication Mini- lesson
Shows step by step approach.
Multiplication - Step by Step
Two digit numbers by one digit numbers.
Five in a Row
Practice your facts and work toward getting 5 in a row.
Marching Bank Arrays
What does a Marching Band have to do with arrays?
Multiplication - Numbers up to 12
Kidport offers this skills based game.
Memory Multiplication
Practice facts with this memory game.
11. Multiplication Facts & Patterns
Lemonade Larry
Practice your multiplication facts while buying lemonade.
Soccer Shootout
Another Funbrain game to practice those facts.
Order of Operations
Try this FunBrain game to practice Order of Operations
12. Introduction to Division
A Whale of a Tale - Dividing Numbers
Choose Dividing Numbers - Work through: Instruction, Activity and Test.
Division Mini-lesson
Shows the division process step by step.
All about Division
Online activities and explanation of process.
13. Division Facts 0-5
Division Practice
Uncover the picture while practicing your facts.
14. Division Facts through 10
Checking Division
Using multiplication to check answers.
15. Collect & Record Data
Representations of Data
Data Handling and Interpreting Data
A fun Shockwave game from BBC that explains concepts of data analysis. Try the test!
16. Analyze & Graph Data
Graph Activity from Marilyn Burns
Listed on Creative Classroom Online, this lesson links collecting data and graphing.
Create a Graph
Choose a graph type, label & enter data, then click create a Graph. Graphs can be printed or copied into another product.
Data Games from Gamequarium
Your choice of games from this page.
ABC List of things to Graph
17. Customary Units of Measurement
Weight & Capacity Lesson
video and activity to understand weight & capacity
Measuring Tools
An online lesson about measuring.
The Invisible Ape
Online activity to understand measurement & capacity. Matching game while animation is loading on math symbols less than, greater than, and equal and more.
The History of Measuring Length
Watch the video to understand the history of some of the vocabulary we have discussed in class.
Estimating Length Lesson
Video & activity to understand length
Measurement Games
Gamequarium has online activities and games to support students developing measurement skills.
Max's Measuring Mania
Scholastic provides this online activity. Students measure items in their class, record results and return results to Scholastic.
Ruler Game
Get more comfortable with reading a ruler.
Measure It
From Funbrain.Com - online game to practice using a ruler.
Your Weight on Other Worlds
Here is your chance to find out what you would weigh on the different planets.
Conversion Tool
Measures
Metric Measurement
Tools of Measurement
Learn about all types of measurement.
18. Metric Units & Temperature
Metric Unit Vocabulary
Practice using the terms to understand what they represent.
Metric Symbols
Similiar to above activity only using the symbols.
Metric Values
What are those values?
Metric Values in Words
Identify the values
Basic Metric Facts
Practice putting the equivalents in this activity.
19. Geometric Figures
Measurement Games
Gamequarium has online activities and games to support students developing measurement skills.
Origami
Robert J. Lang Origami - ties in the art, science and math of origami. Geared toward higher grades but can be scaled down as an introduction to lower grades.
Make a Snowflake
Use this interactive tool to make a virtual snowflake
Go Fly A Kite
Practice geometry skills while working through this kite making activity.
What's My Angle?
Activity on how to use a protractor - good for the visual learner.
Matching Polygon Shapes
Match the shapes to their names
Triangles
After learning the types of triangles, can you sort them correctly?
3-D Shapes
Tutorial on various shapes, includes vocabulary and examples.
20. Congruence & Symmetry
Symmetry Lesson
Video & activities to understand symmetry
Line Symmetry
Links to examples of symmetry - nice selection.
BBC-Symmetry
Explanation of Reflection and Rotation Symmetry.
Symmetry
From the UK, this site shows lines of symmetry.
Symmetry Animation
Excellent animation to explain symmetry
Line Symmetry
From Harcourt - an animation
M.C.Escher Gallery
Examples of symmetry in art.
E-Lab Bisecting Figures
Practice finding lines of symmetry
Perfectly Symmetrical
Can you match the design to make it symmetrical?
21. Solid and Plane Figures
Classify & Compare Solid Shapes
Work through the screens to compare & contrast.
Plane Shapes
Analyze Plane shapes
BBC Analyzing Shapes
Continue to practice identifying shapes.
Tangram Lesson
video & activity
Birds Eye View
Learn how pilots use polygons and 2 & 3 dimensional views to fly a helicopter.
Shapes and Shadows
A fun way to review this material.
Train Trip
We talked about perspective in class. This is similiar to the activity you did in the discussion book. Here is an example of how it works.
Geo Cleo and the Shape Caper
Lesson on 2 & 3 dimensional shapes.
3-D Lab
Try this game show format to identify 3-D shapes.
Rectangles and Parallelograms
Learn some more about these shapes.
Solids and Silhouettes
Another Learner.org online activity.
Congruent Triangles
Wow - try this interactive lab to learn more about triangles. This also explains, flips and more.
Tesselations
Now that you know about the math and art connection, make your own tesselation.
FlipIt Frenzy
Similiar to Tetrus - put the fruit in the correct order and location. A fun game-use your arrows to play.
Hitting the Target
Learn angles with sports. A nice way to review material already covered in class.
Tess People in Math
Investigate tesselations using shapes from this activity.
22. Investigating Perimeter, Area & Volume
Measuring Perimeter
Adam Ant helps you practice measure.
Geometry - Area & Perimeter
Practice finding perimeter
Investigating Perimeter
Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle.
Perimeter of a Square
Fence Me In!
Finding perimeter practice.
Virtual Geoboard
Isometric Drawing Tool
Virtually draw 2D & 3d solid shapes on the board.
23. Exploring Algebra Patterns
Mathplayground- Algebra
Practice problem solving with this activity.
24. Investigating Probability
Outcomes & Probability
Online lesson explainging outcomes
Probability Movie
From Brainpop.com - this video explains probability
Probability Lesson
Outline of how Probability works.
Kids USA Survey
Scholastic offers these survey results for students to intrepret. Includes charts and graphs w/questions.
Create a Graph
Collect data yourself, then create a graph.
Data Picking
A shockwave game from the BBC. Learn about frequency data and graphs. Tally the data.
Basketmath: Bar Graph Interpretation
An online game where you interpret the data, and make baskets on correct answers.
All That Data
A lesson on Mean, Median & Mode.
Mice and Medians
Explanation on mean and median
Fish Tank Probability
From the BBC - activity to help you understand how probability works.
Spinner
What is the chance that the spinner will land on all colors equally?
Virtual Coin Toss
From PBS - Cyberchase
Coordinate Graphing Practice
Greg's Grid Graph
Find out how to read and set up a grid graph.
Bug Coordinates
Use the arrows on the keyboard to move the bug to the correct coordinate
Billy Bug Coordinates part 2
Again, use the arrows on the keyboard to move the bug to the correct coordinate
Zap the Aliens
Coordinate graphing practice.
Locate the Aliens
More coordinate graphing practice.
Graph Mole
Coordinate graphing practice - multiple levels to choose from.
25. Understanding Fractions
A Whale of A Tale - Fractions
Choose Fractions off the demo - work through: Instruction, Practice & Test.
Visual Fractions
The purpose of this site is to help reduce fraction anxiety (*it has a name -Fractionitis) by providing a visual to understand fractions. Multiple topics regarding fractions are available.
Find Grampy
You've practiced in class - estimate where Grampy is on the line.
Identify Fractions
On the number line - fill in the fraction.
Fraction Pizza Party
Who Wants Pizza?
A fun way to learn about fractions. Developed by Cynthia Lanius from Rice U..
Pie in the Sky
Pilots need to know about the types of clouds when flying a plane. Learn about the types of clouds and practice fraction skills.
Choose Fractions
Online tutorial on fractions.
26. Add & Subtract Like Fractions
Kids Online - Fractions Tutorial
Multimedia demonstrations - A Must See Site!
Fractions Activity
Another BBC tutorial and online activity.
Hi-Lo Fractions
Use the clues to practice identifying fractions.
Exploring Fractions with Pattern Blocks
Java Applet using online pattern blocks.
A Tale about Zeke and Zack
A poem and activity page on fractions - offered by Scholastic.
Who Wants Pizza?
Learn how to make fractions with this fun online activity.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Half
PBS Kids offers this online activity to explain equivalent fractions.
All About Fractions
An amazing site with dozens of resources on fractions - games, demos and activities.
Fraction Definitions
From Math.Com - useful examples and definitions.
Fraction Frenzy
Equivalent Fraction Practice.
Flowering Fractions
Three activities to move through.
Equivalent Fractions
Use the rows & columns to repeat the example
27. Fractions & Decimals
Fractions and Decimals
Geared toward advanced math students. Introduction useful for visual explanation.
Fractions and Percents
Play this matching game to practice this skill.
Decimals & The Washing Line
Can you put the decimals in the right order?
28. Decimals & Money
Introducing Decimals
aaamath activity
Virtual Decimals
Practicing adding decimals with these virtual manipulatives.
Balloon Invaders
Find the percentage of a number.
Base Block Decimals
Get some practice adding decimals from this activity.
29. Multiply by 1 digit numbers
Multiplication Practice 0- 12
Practice, practice, practice.
Multiply two digits
30. Divide by 1 digit numbers
Dividing Hundreds
Challenge Activities
Sodoku Mini
Here's a challenge - use problem solving and numbers to fill in the blanks
More or Less Estimator
Use your estimation skills in this activity.
Order of Operations
Solve the problems to uncover the picture. Remember *My Dear Aunt Sally* Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
Toothpick Puzzle
Rounding Practice
Practice your rounding skills - remember to think about place value.
Math Surf grade 3
Math activities - could be done individually or in a group.
Third Grade Skills
Multiple activities to choose from off this page.
SBG 3rd Grade Math
Internet activities using math - activities could be used as extra credit.
Everyday Math Internet Activities
A collection of online activities tied to Everyday Math topics.
MHSchool Online Activities
Collection of online activities tied to Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Grade 3 math program.
Thomas Nelson Math Activities
Another collection of Internet activities
The Artists Toolkit
This is a fun and informative site for budding artists. Do you see the math connection?
Algebra Puzzle
Can you work out the values of the shapes?
Sudoku Puzzle
Logic and Reasoning Games
Wow, this is a fun site! Check it out.
Math Studio
Challenge and logic activities - Enjoy!
Test Prep
Test Quest - Be a better test taker
Test Prep offered by Houghton Mifflin
Test Prep
Texas 3rd Grade Exit Exam
Practice test taking with this online test.
MathSlice Test Prep
Online practice test for math.
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