All Third Grade Math GLE's

Standard Number Topic Sub Topic GLE Text
1 Numeric Reasoning Number Sense Demonstrate an understanding that our number system is based on combinations of 1s, 10s, and 100s, place value
1 Numeric Reasoning Number Sense Connect counting up and counting back to addition and subtraction
1 Numeric Reasoning Number Sense Connect skip counting to multiplication
1 Numeric Reasoning Number Sense Develop understanding of fractions as parts of unit wholes
1 Numeric Reasoning Number Sense Compare the size of common fractions using models
1 Numeric Reasoning Operations Add and subtract numbers up to 100 efficiently and explain the strategies used
1 Numeric Reasoning Operations Master addition and subtraction facts up to 20
1 Numeric Reasoning Operations Develop and use strategies to estimate the results of addition and subtraction operations on whole numbers
1 Numeric Reasoning Operations Use pictures and number sentences to represent multiplication and division problems
1 Numeric Reasoning Operations Use pictures and number sentences to represent multiplication and division problems
1 Numeric Reasoning Operations Develop the concept of multiplication by using models to represent and count the number of groups and the number of elements in each group (e.g., repeated addition, arrays, skip counting)
1 Numeric Reasoning Operations Select and use appropriate methods and tools for computing (e.g., mental computation, estimation, calculators, paper and pencil) depending on the context and nature of the computation
2 Algebraic Reasoning Patterns and change Find numeric patterns in a hundreds table
2 Algebraic Reasoning Patterns and change Describe the patterns that result when skip-counting
2 Algebraic Reasoning Representations Model situations that involve the addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole numbers using objects, pictures, symbols, and geometric models
2 Algebraic Reasoning Symbols Represent the idea of an unknown quantity using a letter or a symbol
2 Algebraic Reasoning Symbols Develop an understanding of the Commutative and Associative properties of whole number addition as a tool to solve problems (e.g., is 3 + (7 + 2) always the same as (3 + 7) + 2)
3 Geometric Reasoning Classification Name and sort solid and plane figures using several attributes (e.g., number of corners, number of sides, size)
3 Geometric Reasoning Classification Recognize and represent shapes from different perspectives
3 Geometric Reasoning Classification Describe, and reason about the results of subdividing and combining shapes
3 Geometric Reasoning Location and Transformation Describe a flip or slide of a given shape that demonstrates that the two shapes are congruent
3 Geometric Reasoning Location and Transformation Describe location and movement using geometric vocabulary (e.g., left, right, front, back)
3 Geometric Reasoning Location and Transformation Describe direction of a turn using benchmark turns (e.g., 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn, full turn)
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Explain the need for standard measurement
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Find objects that match a standard unit (e.g., one inch, one foot, one centimeter, one meter)
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Measure objects (height, length of arms, length of foot) using standard measurement units (e.g., cm, inches, feet)
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Explore what to do if the unit of measure does not work precisely
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Make number lines and break each unit into smaller units (e.g., 1/2 units, 1/3 units, 1/4 units)
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Find the area of a design by counting the number of units used to cover or fill it (e.g., pattern blocks, color
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Fill up measuring devices (e.g., measuring cups) to informally find volume
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Estimate how much time has passed during an event
3 Geometric Reasoning Measurement Tell time to the half hour
4 Quantitative Reasoning Collect, Represent, Analyze Collect categorical and numerical data to answer a question posed by the teacher or students
4 Quantitative Reasoning Collect, Represent, Analyze Collect categorical and numerical data to answer a question posed by the teacher or students
4 Quantitative Reasoning Collect, Represent, Analyze See and describe data as a whole, describing the shape of the distribution; reason about how individual pieces of data relate to the whole
4 Quantitative Reasoning Collect, Represent, Analyze Find and use the mode to describe and interpret data
4 Quantitative Reasoning Probability Describe the likelihood of an event based on experimental observations using simple randomizing devices (e.g. spinners, number cubes) and ideas such as certain, impossible, and equally likely