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Number

Strand            
 Band            Performance Indicator


Pre- MarchTesting
 

Number Sense and Operations
Number Systems

 

3.N.1

Skip count by 25’s, 50’s, 100’s to 1,000

Pre-March

3.N.2

Read and write whole numbers to 1,000

Pre-March

3.N.3

Compare and order numbers to 1,000

Pre-March

3.N.4

Understand the place value structure of the base ten number system:
10 ones = 1 ten
10 tens = 1 hundred
10 hundreds = 1 thousand

Pre-March

3.N.5

Use a variety of strategies to compose and decompose three-digit numbers

Pre-March

3.N.6

Use and explain the commutative property of addition and multiplication

Pre-March

3.N.7

Use 1 as the identity element for multiplication

Pre-March

3.N.8

Use the zero property of multiplication

Pre-March

3.N.9

Understand and use the associative property of addition

Pre-March

3.N.10

Develop an understanding of fractions as part of a whole unit and as parts of a collection

Pre-March

3.N.11

Use manipulatives, visual models, and illustrations to name and represent unit fractions (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 and 1/10 ) as part of a whole or a set of objects

Pre-March

3.N.12

Understand and recognize the meaning of numerator and denominator in the symbolic form of a fraction

Pre-March

3.N.13

Recognize fractional numbers as equal parts of a whole

Pre-March

Number Sense and Operations
Number Theory

3.N.16

Identify odd and even numbers

Pre-March

3.N.17

Develop an understanding of the properties of odd/even numbers as a result of addition or subtraction

Pre-March

Number Sense and Operations
Operations

3.N.18

Use a variety of strategies to add and subtract 3-digit numbers (with and without regrouping)

Pre-March

3.N.19

Develop fluency with single-digit multiplication facts

Assess Post- March for above 5 x 10. In context

3.N.21

Use the area model, tables, patterns, arrays, and doubling to provide meaning for multiplication

Pre-March

3.N.22

Demonstrate fluency and apply single-digit division facts

Assess Post- March for above 50 divided by 10  and grade 3 for below 50 divided by 10. In context

3.N.24

Develop strategies for selecting the appropriate computational and operational method in problem solving situations

Pre-March

Number Sense and Operations
Estimation

3.N.25

Estimate numbers up to 500

Pre-March for numbers up to 200

3.N.27

Check reasonableness of an answer by using estimation

Pre-March

Algebra
Equations and Inequalities

 

3.A.1

Use the symbols <, >, = (with and without the use of a number line) to compare whole numbers and unit fractions (1/2,1/3,1/4,1/5,1/6, and 1/10)

Pre-March

except for fractions

Algebra
Patterns, Relations and Functions

3.A.2

Describe and extend numeric (+, -) and geometric patterns

Pre-March

Geometry
Shapes

 

3.G.1

Define and use correct terminology when referring to shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and hexagon)

Pre-March

3.G.3

Name, describe, compare, and sort three-dimensional shapes: cube, cylinder, sphere, prism, and cone

Pre-March

3.G.4

Identify the faces on a three-dimensional shape as two-dimensional shapes

Pre-March

Geometry
Transformational Geometry

3.G.5

Identify and construct lines of symmetry

Pre-March

Measurement
Units of Measurement

 

3.M.1

Select tools and units (customary) appropriate for the length measured

Pre-March

3.M.2

Use a ruler/yardstick to measure to the nearest standard unit (whole and ½  inches, whole feet, and whole yards)

Pre-March

3.M.3

Measure objects, using ounces and pounds

Pre-March

3.M.4

Recognize capacity as an attribute that can be measured

Pre-March

3.M.5

Compare capacities  (e.g., Which contains more? Which contains less?) 

Pre-March

3.M.6

Measure capacity, using cups, pints, quarts, and gallons

Pre-March

Measurement
Units

 

 

3.M.7

Count and represent combined coins and dollars, using currency symbols ($0.00)

Pre-March

3.M.8

Relate unit fractions to the face of the clock: Whole = 60 minutes, ½ = 30 minutes, ¼ = 15 minutes

Pre-March

Measurement
Estimation

3.M.9

Tell time to the minute, using digital and analog clocks

Pre-March

3.M.10

Select and use standard (customary) and non-standard units to estimate measurements

Pre-March

Statistics and Probability
Collection of Data

 

 
Statistics and Probability
Organization and Display of Data

3.S.3

Construct a frequency table to represent a collection of data

Pre-March

3.S.4

Identify the parts of pictographs and bar graphs

Pre-March

3.S.5

Display data in pictographs and bar graphs

Pre-March

3.S.6

State the relationships between pictographs and bar graphs

Pre-March

Statistics and Probability
Analysis of Data

 

3.S.7

Read and interpret data in bar graphs and pictographs

Pre-March

Statistics and Probability
Predictions from Data

3.S.8

Formulate conclusions and make predictions from graphs

Pre-March

 

 


 

Key to number: 3.N.21
3 = 3rd Grade
N = Number Sense & Operations
21 = Performance Indicator number