What kids practice in third grade
Third grade is the multiplication year: children learn the facts within 100, find missing factors and connect multiplication to division. Many also learn cursive, and tell time to the nearest minute.
Worksheet makers for this year
MultiplicationFacts, missing factors and division.
Handwriting practiceCursive or modern cursive, small lines.
Telling timeAny minute.
Long multiplicationTwo digits by one, for the end of the year.
AdditionThree-digit addition and subtraction (choose Mixed).
FractionsFractions up to eighths, name and shade.
Crossword makerVocabulary crosswords from your own clues.
Spelling worksheetsWeekly lists with answer keys.
Tips for the year
- Multiplication: work through 2, 5 and 10, then 3, 4 and 8, then 6, 7 and 9.
- Mix facts, missing factors and division once a table is secure.
- Cursive: Small lines, a short sentence copied each day.
- Time: the “1 min” level, with draw-the-hands sheets as a challenge.
Common Core standards
- 3.MD.A.1Tell and write time to the nearest minute.
- 3.OA.A.4Find the unknown number in a multiplication or division equation.
- 3.OA.C.7Multiply and divide within 100 fluently.
- 3.NBT.A.2Add and subtract within 1000 fluently.
- 3.NF.A.1Understand a fraction as equal parts of one whole.
Summaries in our own words; see the Common Core State Standards for the full text.