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The 816 teachable sub-skills beneath the Grades 1–7 standards — the granular level where instruction, practice, and mastery actually happen. Each links back to its standard.

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

3.OA
3.OA.A.1 Interpret products of whole numbers · 3
  • Identify a multiplication situation based on a given multiplication expression (up to and including 10x10)
  • Interpret the product of two whole numbers (up to and including 10x10) as the number of groups times the size of each group, or vice versa
  • Model a multiplication situation (up to and including 10x10), including by writing a multiplication expression
3.OA.A.2 Interpret whole-number quotients · 4
  • Identify a division situation (limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10) based on a given division expression
  • Interpret whole number quotients as the number of groups when a set number of objects is partitioned into equal groups (limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10)
  • Interpret whole number quotients as the number of objects in each group when a set number of objects is partitioned into equal groups (limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10)
  • Model a division situation (limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10), including by writing a division expression
3.OA.A.3 Multiplication & division word problems within 100 · 8
  • Solve one-step division problems within 100
  • Solve one-step division problems, limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10
  • Solve one-step multiplication problems up to and including 10x10
  • Solve one-step multiplication problems within 100
  • Use equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent division problems
  • Use equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent division problems, limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10
  • Use equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent multiplication problems
  • Use equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent multiplication problems up to and including 10x10
3.OA.A.4 Find the unknown in an equation · 8
  • Determine the unknown dividend or divisor in a division equation relating three whole numbers
  • Determine the unknown dividend or divisor in a division equation relating three whole numbers, limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10
  • Determine the unknown factor in a multiplication equation relating three whole numbers
  • Determine the unknown factor in a multiplication equation relating three whole numbers up to and including 10x10
  • Determine the unknown product in a multiplication equation relating three whole numbers
  • Determine the unknown product in a multiplication equation relating three whole numbers up to and including 10x10
  • Determine the unknown quotient in a division equation relating three whole numbers
  • Determine the unknown quotient in a division equation relating three whole numbers, limited to dividends through 50 and divisors and quotients through 10
3.OA.B.5 Apply properties of operations · 4
  • Apply the associative property as a strategy to multiply
  • Apply the commutative property as a strategy to multiply
  • Apply the distributive property as a strategy to divide
  • Apply the distributive property as a strategy to multiply
3.OA.B.6 Division as an unknown-factor problem · 2
  • Determine a quotient by representing a division problem as an equivalent multiplication problem
  • Represent a division problem as an equivalent multiplication problem with an unknown factor
3.OA.C.7 Fluently multiply & divide within 100 · 5
  • Fluently divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations
  • Fluently multiply within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations
  • Know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers
  • Solve one-step division problems within 100
  • Solve one-step multiplication problems within 100
3.OA.D.8 Two-step word problems · 6
  • Explain whether or not the answer to a two-step word problem is reasonable
  • Explain whether or not the answer to a two-step word problem within cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians, is reasonable
  • Represent a two-step word problem using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity
  • Represent a two-step word problem within cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians, using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity
  • Use addition and subtraction within 1,000 and multiplication and division within 100 to solve two step real- world problems
  • Use addition and subtraction within 1,000 and multiplication and division within 100 to solve two step real- world problems within cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians
3.OA.D.9 Identify arithmetic patterns · 4
  • Explain arithmetic patterns using properties of operations
  • Identify arithmetic patterns
  • Identify arithmetic patterns in a multiplication table
  • Identify arithmetic patterns in an addition table

Number & Operations in Base Ten

3.NBT
3.NBT.A.1 Round to the nearest 10 or 100 · 3
  • Round whole numbers to the nearest 10
  • Round whole numbers to the nearest 100
  • Round whole numbers within 100 to the nearest 10
3.NBT.A.2 Fluently add & subtract within 1000 · 5
  • Fluently add within 1,000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction
  • Fluently subtract within 1,000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction
  • Given the number of ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and/or ones, compose a number up to 100,000
  • Use models to compose a number up to 100,000
  • Use numbers to represent the decomposition of a number up to 100,000 into its ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and/or ones
3.NBT.A.3 Multiply by multiples of 10 · 4
  • Fluently add and subtract with 1,000 to solve two-step subtraction problems
  • Fluently add within 1,000 to solve one-step addition problems
  • Fluently subtract with 1,000 to solve one-step subtraction problems
  • Multiply one-digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 using strategies based on place value and properties of operations

Number & Operations — Fractions

3.NF
3.NF.A.1 Understand a fraction 1/b and a/b · 2
  • Identify a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts (where b is 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8)
  • Identify a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b (where b is 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8)
3.NF.A.2 Fractions on a number line · 2
  • Identify a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b (where b is 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8)
  • Understand a fraction as a number on the number line
3.NF.A.3 Equivalent fractions & comparing · 7
  • Compare fractions by reasoning about their size (with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8)
  • Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases
  • Represent a fraction 1/b with a model, including a number line, (where b is 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8)
  • Represent a fraction a/b with a model, including a number line (where b is 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8)
  • Represent eighths on a number line
  • Represent fourths on a number line
  • Represent halves on a number line

Measurement & Data

3.MD
3.MD.A.1 Tell time & measure time intervals · 4
  • Measure time intervals in minutes (within 60 minutes), including finding elapsed time
  • Solve word problems involving addition of time intervals in minutes
  • Solve word problems involving subtraction of time intervals in minutes
  • Tell and write time to the nearest minute
3.MD.A.2 Measure liquid volume & mass · 8
  • Estimate liquid volumes using standard units
  • Estimate masses of objects using standard units
  • Measure liquid volumes using standard units
  • Measure masses of objects using standard units
  • Use addition to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units
  • Use division to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units
  • Use multiplication to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units
  • Use subtraction to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units
3.MD.B.3 Picture graphs & bar graphs · 8
  • Solve one-step problems using information presented in a scaled bar graph
  • Solve one-step problems using information presented in a scaled bar graph within cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians
  • Solve two-step problems using information presented in a scaled bar graph
  • Solve two-step problems using information presented in a scaled bar graph within cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indian
  • Use a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories
  • Use a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories within cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians
  • Use a scaled picture graph to represent a data set with several categories
  • Use a scaled picture graph to represent a data set with several categories within cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians
3.MD.B.4 Line plots with halves & fourths · 2
  • Generate measurement data (to the nearest fourth of an inch) by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch
  • Show measurement data by making a fractional line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units (whole numbers, halves, or quarters)
3.MD.C.5 Understand area & unit squares · 2
  • Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures
  • Understand that when using a unit square to determine area, the entire surface of the plane figure must be measured without gaps or overlays
3.MD.C.6 Measure area by counting unit squares · 2
  • Measure the area of a rectangle by counting unit squares
  • Recognize that the number of tiles along a side corresponds to the length of the side
3.MD.C.7 Relate area to multiplication & addition · 1
  • Use multiplication and addition to find the area of rectangles
3.MD.D.8 Perimeter of polygons · 10
  • Differentiate between perimeter and area and recognize that figures can have the same area and different perimeters
  • Differentiate between perimeter and area and recognize that figures can have the same perimeter and different areas
  • Find the perimeter given the side lengths of a polygon in a mathematical context
  • Find the perimeter given the side lengths of a polygon in a real-world context
  • Solve mathematical problems involving finding the missing side length of a polygon when the perimeter is given
  • Solve mathematical problems involving the perimeters of polygons
  • Solve mathematical problems involving the perimeters of rectangles with whole number side lengths
  • Solve real-world problems involving finding the missing side length of a polygon when the perimeter is given
  • Solve real-world problems involving the perimeters of polygons
  • Solve real-world problems involving the perimeters of rectangles with whole number side lengths

Geometry

3.G
3.G.A.1 Categories of shapes & attributes · 7
  • Draw examples of quadrilaterals that are not rhombuses, rectangles, or squares
  • Recognize a rectangle as a quadrilateral
  • Recognize a rhombus as a quadrilateral
  • Recognize a square as a quadrilateral
  • Recognize examples of quadrilaterals
  • Understand that shapes in different categories may share attributes
  • Understand that shared attributes can define a larger category of shapes
3.G.A.2 Partition shapes into equal areas · 2
  • Express the area of each equal part of a shape as a unit fraction of the whole (with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8)
  • Partition shapes into parts with equal areas (2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 equal parts)

Prerequisite progressions and skills from the CZI Learning Commons Knowledge Graph (CC BY-4.0), based on the Student Achievement Partners Coherence Map.

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