Grade 3

The BC math curriculum for intermediate grades (3,4,5) focusses on expanding number sense to include operations with larger numbers, understanding fractional and decimal notation, and building multiplicative reasoning skills.

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In the table below, you will find instructional resources organized by curricular competency as well as according to curricular content for Grade 3 Math (ex. Place value, multi-digit addition and subtraction, fraction sense, and models of numbers in Base-10).

: Bookmarked Key Resources

	Curricular Competencies
	Understand & Solve (activate curiosity, play, practice, recall)	Communicate & Represent (use vocabulary & visualize)	Reason & Analyze (Use logic, infer missing information, use & interpret patterns, compare, equate)	Connect & Reflect (Consolidate understanding, think creatively, connect ideas, seek challenges)
Common Models in Grade 3 Math Flipbook Pages (Masters to print or project)	Concrete Models Base Ten Blocks Cuisenaire Rods (TTMAKT-0189) Lego Bricks (SSKT-0371) Pattern Blocks Virtual Manipulatives Pips Brain Game	Pictorial Models (1:1) bar and pie models of unit fractions Tally Marks 100-Chart Money (PNW Money Masters) Canadian Dollars Dots and Boxes Game	Symbolic Models Balance Scale Puzzles Number Bonds Puzzles Games with Cards, Money, Trades Currency coins and bills (1: many)	Literacy Connections Mathology Little Books: Grade 3 (MAKT-0400) Financial Literacy Financial Literacy Kits (MAKT-0401 and MAKT-0406)
Number Sense Recommended Resource: Penny Drop Teaching Number Sense Booklets	Recognize and Name fractions Understand parts and wholes Recognize and compare numbers to 1000: Game with Dice Counting Grids (Various) Place value (to 3 places) Roll and Round Game	Recall addition facts to 20 Decompose numbers into 100s, 10s and 1s Esti Mysteries Grade Level Guide Unit Chats Fraction Referents / Benchmarks (¼ ½ ¾ ⅒ ⅓ ⅔) Foundational Fractions Math Pack	Using benchmarks (100, 250, 500) Open Number Line Ascenders Game (played with 3 dice) Benchmark values of Time (Minutes, hours, months) - "quarter after, quarter to, half past"	Music Connection: musical notation (parts of whole notes) Art Connection: Mondrian Style Art Science Connection: Moon Cycle (quarters)
Operational Fluency	Addition / Subtraction to 1000 Tarsia Puzzle 3-digit# - tens The Box of Facts (Addition and Subtraction) MAKT-0355 Race to 110 Game Subtraction Pack (Grade 2&3) Math Pickle Game Template	Addition/Subtraction Tables Use strategies for 4 operations ( + - x ÷ ) Doubles (Even) and Halves Near Doubles (Odd) Fact families (addition and subtraction statements) I Have, Who Has Routine	Counting Strategies: Grouping, then skip-counting (making whole dollars and friendly values with coins and bills) Add to subtract (same distance, same difference): Tarsia Puzzle 1000s - 3 digit Rearrange or regroup to simplify (by place value, horizontal and vertical methods)	Math in Context: Snack Shack Task Lesson Sequence Plan spending within a budget (up to $100, including coins and bills) Bank of Canada Lesson Pack "My Book Fair Budget" Planning a Special Event
Patterns & Modelling Modelling in Math K-12 Trajectory	Increasing and decreasing number patterns Place value (hundreds, tens, ones) Addition/Subtraction using place value tables Pattern rules	Arranging objects into a rectangle or square of a given area Youcubed Fractions Puzzles	Model sharing and grouping (x ÷) Concrete models of grouping (sets)	Social Studies and PHE Connections: Mapping Me and My World (Flipbook) Fractions of Me (PHE Connection) Model a Balanced Diet (PHE)
Shape & Space Measurement in Math Trajectory	Geometric Shapes Attributes of 2D and 3D objects Shapes Bingo (30 distinct cards) Hexagon Puzzle 11x17 Tangrams Kit (MAKT-0356) GeoTemplet Puzzle	Measurement (2D and 3D) Perimeter, area (cm² and non-standard) Capacity (mL ↔ L), (g↔kg), (tsp, tbsp, cups) Distance (cm, m, km)	Equality / Balance Use symbols for inequality / equality (< ,=, >) Greater Than, Less Than Game Use a shape to represent a change in quantity (ex. 6 + □ = 10)	Foods Connection: Preparing recipes with whole number measurements and unit fractions Art Connection: Mondrian Art Area Puzzles
Communication, Reasoning & Logic	Develop/use strategies for evaluating chance (and predicting outcomes ex. coin toss, roll dice, spinner, random draw) Extend addition to include regrouping Area Tile Questions (*unit tile is worth 2, 3, 5, 10, 100)	Describe Probability: likely, unlikely, certain, impossible, equally likely (50/50) Foundational Fractions (Probability) Pages 28-32	Pam Harris Resources Problem Strings for Grade 3	Think Tank Problem Solving Cards for Gr.3 (MAKT-0358)
Seasonal Resources	Fall Mastering the Facts: Addition (TTMAKT-0179) Fall Equinox (half/half)	Winter Mastering the Fact: Subtraction (TTMAKT-0174) Winter Solstice (minimum) Math is Cool Grade 3 Pages	Spring Heart Unit Chat Vernal Equinox (half/half) Fraction Crackers Lesson Art Connection: Scandinavian Woven Heart Basket	Summer SD72 Seasonal Round (Seasons as quarters and months as thirds of quarters)
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Interweaving Math Poster	Connecting to Place Exploring West Coast Ecosystems Life cycles of local plant and animal species Salmon Frog Whale Cedar Tree Butterfly Bird (various) Land-based, experiential learning Beach (Various) Islands (Quadra, Cortes, Reade) Forest (Beaver Lodge Lands, etc. Wetlands (Various) River (Fish Hatchery, Quinsam River) School Garden Projects	Connecting to Language Using counting words, colour words, and other words to describe shape, quantity, and location (in Kʷak̓ʷala and Lik̓ʷala, English, French, and/or ayʔaǰuθɛm) Contact the Indigenous Education Department for more information. IndigenousEd@sd72.bc.ca French Resources (Page Under Development) Literacy Connection: Canada's New Toonie (Current Event)	Connecting to Culture and Community Learning from members of various Indigenous communities: Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ (We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum), Xwémalhkwu (Homalco), Klahoose, Tlowitsis, Comox, Métis, etc.) Contact the Indigenous Education Department for more information. IndigenousEd@sd72.bc.ca FNESC Math First Peoples Guide	Button Blanket Math Kit (FNMAKT-0002) Math Logic Games and puzzles from around the world Métis Seasonal Cycles PDF SD72 Seasonal Round and 13 Moons Calendar Lessons (Resource Under Development)

Instructional and Assessment Routines

Common Formative Numeracy Assessment (CFNA)
Section 8 of the District Numeracy Framework
SNAP Number Sense Instructional Routine
Recommended Resource: Number Sense Booklets from "Penny Drop Teaching"

K-2 Numeracy Resource Sampler Pack (Includes Number of the Day Routine Template)

Games for Fluency Building in Math

High-Yield Routines for Elementary

Curated list with links to recommended resources