P.S./M.S. 108

December: What is Grade 3 studying?

ELA: 

Module 2: Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs

Unit Summary: In this module, students will read poetry and pourquoi tales about different kinds of frogs to generate “why” questions. They will research to find out the real answers to their frog questions and write paragraphs to communicate their research. Students will also participate in research groups to become experts on various “freaky” frogs. 

Unit Tasks:

• Students read a new poem and pourquoi tale and answer selected response questions about them.
• Students read aloud their pourquoi tale and write a new pourquoi tale explaining why frogs have certain physical adaptations or behave in a certain way.
• Students read informational texts and answer selected response questions and write an informative paragraph. 
• Students write an informative essay. 

Eureka Math

Module 3: Multiplication and Division with Units of 0, 1, 6-9, and multiples of 10 

Students will...…

• apply the distributive and commutative properties to relate multiplication facts 
• count by units to multiply and divide 
• interpret the unknown in multiplication and division 

Common Core Learning Standards:

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.A.4 – Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 × ? = 48, 5 = _ ÷ 3, 6 × 6 = ?

3.OA.B.5 - Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide. Examples: If 6 × 4 = 24 is known, then 4 × 6 = 24 is also known. (Commutative property of multiplication.) 3 × 5 × 2 can be found by 3 × 5 = 15, then 15 × 2 = 30, or by 5 × 2 = 10, then 3 × 10 = 30. (Associative property of multiplication.) Knowing that 8 × 5 = 40 and 8 × 2 = 16, one can find 8 × 7 as 8 × (5 + 2) = (8 × 5) + (8 × 2) = 40 + 16 = 56. (Distributive property.)

3.OA.C.7 - Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.

3.OA.D.8 - Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

3.OA.D.9 - Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.

3.NBT.3 - Multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 (e.g., 9 × 80, 5 × 60) using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.