This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Suppose there are 4 tanks and 3 fish in each tank. The total number of fish in this situation can be expressed as $4 \times 3 = 12$. Describe what is m...

This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Presley has 18 markers. Her teacher gives her three boxes and asks her to put an equal number of markers in each box. Anthony has 18 markers. His teach...

: Fundamental mathematics for adult learners. Book 3 includes a Table of Contents, Glossary, Grades Records, Self Tests, Practice Tests and Unit Tests. Ancillary Resources include the Instructor's Manual. This is 1 of a series of 6 books in the ABE Math collection.

Students will work with a partner to write, solve, check, and animate a division story problem based on a division expression using a sharing model.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about before and after problems.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about comparing values of two numbers.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about dividing by 1 digit numbers to find work.

This video explains how to determine which expressions have the same value as a given expression.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about relating multiplication and division with illustrations.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about finding least common multiples (lcm).

This 25-day module begins the year by building on students’ fluency with addition and knowledge of arrays.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about grouping with illustrations - word problems.

The purpose of this task is for students to compare two problems that draw on the same context but represent the two different interpretations of division, namely, the "How many groups?" interpretation and the "How many in each group?" interpretation.

The Illustrative Mathematics Project provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students will experience in a faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and by publishing other tools that support implementation of the standards.

*Please see link below for a detailed lesson plan document for this lesson.

I want to use technology in a really useful way to make my math groups that would give me time to teach and support directly to my small groups and individuals.

I made a Google Form (Google Forms: https://www.google.com/forms/about/) for our district approved curriculum called Everyday Math (https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do) Unit 2- Solving number stories.   The pre/post test is 8-10 questions on the main teaching points from the Unit. The feedback from that would help me make my small groups before I start teaching the lesson.

I will use Google Classroom for each math group (or one main Classroom that I share through to each group) that I can push out work to for their practice after the whole group math lesson each day.  It would function as a digital way of organizing and showing groups what they are doing, instead of the normal pocket chart or posted schedule in the classroom.  This gives me more flexibility on changes throughout the week, and the ability to link in any online resources.

Small group work could consist of journal pages, hands-on game, IXL practice (IXL.com), links to Khan Academy lessons (khanacademy.com), Nearpod lessons/practice (nearpod.com), as well as many other math support websites, apps or hands-on practice.  Groups would also meet with me throughout the week as part of the rotation (lower groups more often), but having small group activities ready to go will give groups who are not with me the independence to get work done effeciently each day. At the end of the unit, students will then take the same test, as a post-test to show growth.

I like the idea of doing this because if gives me an idea of where my students are before I start the unit.  Using a pre-made, short form helps making the groups an easy process.  Having a pre-made list of resources, helps make group work productive and successful.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about multiplication problems involving grouping of items.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach third graders about prime factorization.

In this unit, 3rd graders practice making sense of one and two step number stories involving all four operations.  Practice may include diagrams, arrays, pictures, words, and number models.  Students will create, share, compare, and interpret representations, students will improve their problem-solving strategies, and students will firmly grasp that problems can be solved in more than one way.

SPECIFIC TO MY 3RD GRADE CLASSROOM:  There will be a strong focus on representing multiplication and division in this unit.