Math Module 1
Multiplication and Division concepts with Units of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10
Why are multiplication and division concepts taught in Module 1 and Module 3?
Understanding and applying multiplication and division concepts are part of the major
work of grade 3. Beginning the year with multiplication and division concepts with units
of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 maximizes time for students to develop conceptual understanding and
build fluency. In module 2, students continue daily practice with multiplication and division
through fluency activities. Students return to multiplication and division in module 3. They
build upon the strong foundation established in module 1, now extending to more complex
strategies with units of 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, and 1.
Multiplication concepts are the basis of much of the other work in grade 3 (e.g., area
of plane figures, building fractions from unit fractions, and scaled bar and picture
graphs). Beginning the year with multiplication allows for rich connections and enables
multiplication to be the lens through which other concepts are explored.
English Language Arts
Unit 2
Furs, Fins, and Feathers: Animal Classification
This unit continues students’ study of the natural world, explaining how scientists study and classify animals. Students apply their knowledge through text-based discussions, informal writing exercises, and formal informational writing assignments in which they use evidence to classify a particular vertebrate. Students also learn and practice alphabetizing words to the second and third letters, and they spell words with suffixes such as –ed, –ing, and –es.
Students study grammar, reviewing nouns, verbs, adjectives, subjects, predicates, fragments, subject/object pronouns and their antecedents, run-on sentences, and compound sentences. They also study the prefixes un–, non–, re–, and pre–, and discuss how adding prefixes may change the meaning of a root word and the word’s part of speech.
Science
Environments and Living Things Unit
Second Step
Skills for Learning: Focus Attention, Listen, Avoid Distractions, Be Assertive.
