Grade 3 standards

Math

Operations and algebraic thinking

3.OA.A.1 Meaning of a product as equal groups of objects · 2 Peabody pages
3.OA.A.2 Meaning of whole-number division as equal shares or groups · 2 Peabody pages
3.OA.A.3 Multiply and divide within 100 in equal-group and array word problems · 2 Peabody pages
3.OA.A.4 Find the unknown whole number in a multiply or divide equation · 2 Peabody pages
3.OA.B.5 Commutative, associative and distributive properties as multiplication strategies · 4 Peabody pages
3.OA.B.6 Division as finding a missing factor
3.OA.C.7 Fluent multiplication and division within 100, one-digit products from memory · 2 Peabody pages
3.OA.D.8 Two-step word problems with all four operations, checked by estimation · 4 Peabody pages
3.OA.D.9 Find arithmetic patterns and explain them using operation properties · 2 Peabody pages

Number and operations in base ten

3.NBT.A.1 Round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100 · 2 Peabody pages
3.NBT.A.2 Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using place value strategies · 2 Peabody pages
3.NBT.A.3 Multiply one-digit numbers by multiples of 10 up to 90 · 2 Peabody pages

Fractions

3.NF.A.1 Define a unit fraction and a general fraction as parts of a whole · 2 Peabody pages
3.NF.A.2 Understand fractions as numbers placed on a number line · 2 Peabody pages
3.NF.A.2a Place a unit fraction on a number line from 0 to 1
3.NF.A.2b Place a fraction a/b on a number line by marking lengths of 1/b
3.NF.A.3 Explain fraction equivalence in special cases and compare fractions by size
3.NF.A.3a Two fractions are equal if same size or same point on a number line · 2 Peabody pages
3.NF.A.3b Generate simple equivalent fractions and explain why they match
3.NF.A.3c Write whole numbers as fractions and recognize equivalent whole-number fractions · 2 Peabody pages
3.NF.A.3d Compare fractions sharing a numerator or denominator, recording with symbols · 2 Peabody pages

Measurement and data

3.MD.A.1 Tell time to the minute and solve elapsed-time word problems · 2 Peabody pages
3.MD.A.2 Measure liquid volumes and masses in grams, kilograms, liters · 2 Peabody pages
3.MD.B.3 Draw and read scaled picture and bar graphs with several categories · 2 Peabody pages
3.MD.B.4 Make a line plot from ruler measurements in halves and fourths · 2 Peabody pages
3.MD.C.5 Area as a measurable attribute of flat shapes using unit squares · 2 Peabody pages
3.MD.C.5a A one-by-one unit square has one square unit of area
3.MD.C.5b A shape covered by n unit squares has area n square units
3.MD.C.6 Measure area by counting unit squares of standard or improvised units · 2 Peabody pages
3.MD.C.7 Connect area with multiplication and addition · 2 Peabody pages
3.MD.C.7a Rectangle area by tiling matches the product of its side lengths
3.MD.C.7b Multiply side lengths to find rectangle areas in real problems
3.MD.C.7c Tiling shows a rectangle split into two parts has area a×b plus a×c
3.MD.C.7d Area adds up across non-overlapping rectangles in a rectilinear figure
3.MD.D.8 Solve perimeter problems for polygons, including unknown side lengths · 2 Peabody pages

Geometry

3.G.A.1 Shape categories share attributes that form larger categories like quadrilaterals · 2 Peabody pages
3.G.A.2 Split shapes into equal-area parts and name each as a unit fraction

English language arts

Reading literature

RL.3.1 Answer questions about a text, citing the text as evidence
RL.3.2 Retell fables and folktales; identify the central lesson and how details show it · 2 Peabody pages
RL.3.3 Describe characters' traits and feelings, and how their actions drive events · 2 Peabody pages
RL.3.4 Work out word meanings, separating literal from nonliteral language
RL.3.5 Use story parts like chapter, scene, and stanza when discussing a text
RL.3.6 Tell apart your own viewpoint from the narrator's or characters'
RL.3.7 Explain how illustrations add mood or character detail to a story
RL.3.9 Compare themes, settings, and plots across books by the same author
RL.3.10 Read literature independently in the grades 2-3 band by year end

Reading informational text

RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions about a text, citing it as the basis
RI.3.2 Identify the main idea and the key details that support it · 2 Peabody pages
RI.3.3 Describe links among events, ideas, or steps using time, sequence, cause words
RI.3.4 Work out meanings of general academic and subject-specific words
RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools to find topic information quickly
RI.3.6 Tell apart your own point of view from the author's
RI.3.7 Use illustrations, maps, and words to understand where and when events occur
RI.3.8 Describe how sentences and paragraphs logically connect, such as comparison or sequence
RI.3.9 Compare key points and details from two texts on the same topic
RI.3.10 Read informational texts independently in the grades 2-3 band by year end

Reading foundations

RF.3.3 Apply grade-level phonics and word analysis to decode words
RF.3.3a Know meanings of common prefixes and derivational suffixes · 2 Peabody pages
RF.3.3b Decode words that end in common Latin suffixes
RF.3.3c Decode words with multiple syllables · 2 Peabody pages
RF.3.3d Read grade-appropriate words that are spelled irregularly
RF.3.4 Read accurately and fluently enough to understand what is read
RF.3.4a Read grade-level text with purpose and comprehension
RF.3.4b Read prose and poetry aloud accurately, at good pace, with expression · 2 Peabody pages
RF.3.4c Use surrounding context to fix misread words and reread when needed

Writing

W.3.1 Write opinion pieces giving reasons for a stated view · 2 Peabody pages
W.3.1a Introduce topic, state opinion, and set up a reasons list
W.3.1b Give reasons that back up the opinion
W.3.1c Connect opinion and reasons with linking words
W.3.1d End opinion writing with a concluding statement
W.3.2 Write informative texts that explain a topic clearly · 2 Peabody pages
W.3.2a Introduce topic, group related information, add helpful illustrations
W.3.2b Develop topic with facts, definitions, and details
W.3.2c Connect ideas within categories using linking words
W.3.2d End informative writing with a concluding statement
W.3.3 Write narratives with technique, detail, and clear event order
W.3.3a Set the situation, introduce narrator or characters, sequence events naturally
W.3.3b Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, feelings
W.3.3c Use time-order words to signal sequence of events
W.3.3d Give the story a sense of ending
W.3.4 With adult help, write clearly organized pieces suited to task and purpose
W.3.5 With peer and adult help, plan, revise, and edit writing
W.3.6 With adult help, use keyboarding to publish and collaborate · 2 Peabody pages
W.3.7 Complete short research projects that build topic knowledge
W.3.8 Gather information from experience or sources, take notes, sort evidence
W.3.10 Write routinely over short and long time frames for varied purposes

Speaking and listening

SL.3.1 Join varied group and teacher-led discussions, building on others' ideas
SL.3.1a Arrive at discussions prepared with required reading and background knowledge
SL.3.1b Follow discussion rules: take turns, listen carefully, speak one at a time
SL.3.1c Ask clarifying questions, stay on topic, connect to peers' remarks
SL.3.1d Restate own ideas and understanding after hearing the discussion
SL.3.2 Identify main ideas and details from read-alouds and varied media
SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about a speaker's information, adding detail
SL.3.4 Report, tell stories, or recount experiences clearly with relevant details
SL.3.5 Record fluent readings of stories or poems, adding visuals when helpful
SL.3.6 Use complete sentences when the situation calls for detail or clarification

Language

L.3.1 Show command of standard grammar and usage in writing and speaking
L.3.1a Explain what each part of speech does in a sentence · 4 Peabody pages
L.3.1b Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns
L.3.1c Use abstract nouns naming ideas or qualities
L.3.1d Form and use regular and irregular verbs
L.3.1e Form and use simple verb tenses (past, present, future)
L.3.1f Make subjects and verbs agree, and pronouns match antecedents
L.3.1g Form comparatives and superlatives, choosing the right one · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.1h Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.1i Write simple, compound, and complex sentences · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.2 Show command of standard capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in writing
L.3.2a Capitalize key words in titles
L.3.2b Use commas in addresses
L.3.2c Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue
L.3.2d Form and use possessives · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.2e Spell high-frequency words and add suffixes correctly · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.2f Apply spelling patterns and rules when writing words
L.3.2g Use dictionaries and references to check spelling
L.3.3 Apply knowledge of language conventions across all communication modes
L.3.3a Choose words and phrases deliberately for effect
L.3.3b Notice differences between spoken and written standard English
L.3.4 Work out meanings of unknown and multiple-meaning words flexibly
L.3.4a Use nearby sentence wording to infer a word's meaning · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.4b Infer meaning of words formed by adding known affixes · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.4c Use a known root to unlock an unfamiliar related word
L.3.4d Use glossaries and beginner dictionaries to clarify key words
L.3.5 Understand figurative language, word relationships, and nuanced meanings
L.3.5a Tell literal from nonliteral word and phrase meanings
L.3.5b Connect words to real-life examples of their use
L.3.5c Distinguish shades of meaning among related thinking and certainty words · 2 Peabody pages
L.3.6 Use grade-appropriate academic and domain words, including transition words

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