Help third graders make sense of the Common Core math standards with this simple checklist. By rewording each standard as an I can statement, children are provided with clear goals to focus on as they participate in math lessons.

It's assessment time! Determine your young mathematicians' understanding of elapsed time with this brief, five-question quiz.

Students study word problems and learn to identify key words to solve the problems. In this word problems lesson, students role play as detectives to find key words in addition and subtraction word problems. Students then create a poster...

In this finding the difference worksheet, students subtract two-and three-digit numbers from three-digit numbers on a worksheet with a clip art next to each problem. Students solve 15 problems.

Students complete a series of lesson plans dealing with numbers, counting, and ordering. For this numbers lesson plan, students identify numbers, identify number patterns, count forwards and backwards, and more.

Students examine number sense by participating in identification activities. In this number value lesson, students practice counting from 1-10, identifying number flash cards, reading clocks and multiplying basic numbers. Students answer...

Third graders create their own chenille stems to use during this and future lessons. As a class, they discuss the difference between equal and non-equal groups. In groups, they brainstorm a list of items that come in groups of two,...

In this math wheel activity, students cut out and put together the cracker jack wheel. They then rotate the center wheel until all of the solutions displayed are correct. Teachers can use the activity generator to build this wheel in a...

Students identify nouns, adjectives, and verbs from the newspaper. They create a math story problem, then create a comic strip using dialogue from words found in the newspaper.

Students become aware of the importance of trees in the natural world. Students are shown 2 filmstrips - Special Things About Trees and Tree Magic. Students plants seeds. They, students predict the growing chart of tree growth. Students...

Third graders investigate fractions. In this time lesson plan, 3rd graders determine the amount of time it takes to perform certain tasks.

In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students solve addition and subtraction problems across and down a number puzzle. Students complete 6 problems for each of the 6 puzzles.

In this addition instructional activity, 3rd graders figure out and put in the missing numbers in 8 addition problems, so each of the sums in the boxes add up to 19. Students write down all the pairs of numbers with a total of 19 and...

For this decimals worksheet, 3rd graders find the end number for 2 decimal math problems by utilizing the process of addition and subtraction. Students supply the 2 missing numbers in the 3rd decimal math problem.

In this order of operations worksheet, students solve 20 order of operation equations involving addition, multiplication and subtraction.

In this order of operations worksheet, students solve 20 order of operation equations involving multiplication, addition and subtraction.

In this word problems activity, students solve 7 problems that pertain to addition, subtraction, geometry, making a table and telling time.

In this math worksheet, there are lots of links for different types of math problems. There are patterns and counting, addition and subtraction. This site is geared towards elementary kids.

Review the order of operations using this worksheet. Learners complete  eighteen problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 

Third graders, in pairs, use a bag of counters which can be dried beans, squares of papers, etc.

Students play a game of mathematical musical chairs, moving from desk to desk solving addition and subtraction problems.

Students solve related addition and subtraction problems. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students use the book Ten Sly Piranhas by William Wise as the source of word problems for students to solve.

In this decimal estimation worksheet, students estimate a set of addition and subtraction problems, rounding to the nearest whole number, then place each problem in the box that contains its estimated sum or difference.

Young scholars collect objects to use in a classroom store. In groups, they must place a value on each object and take turns spending their fake dollar in the store. They predict how much they can buy and use addition and subtraction...