Grade 3 Units

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Grade 3 Social Studies Units

Unit Plan 11 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions

Students use all eight directions to read and create maps, locate landforms and waterways, and explain how geography shapes human activities.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Reading Maps and Legends

Students learn map basics—titles, legends, symbols, and directions—to locate places, read routes, and create simple maps of familiar areas.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Our Community Then and Now

Students compare past and present using photos, maps, and stories to learn community history and create simple “Then and Now” comparisons.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Sharing What We Learn

Grade 3 students turn community research into short, evidence-based presentations—posters, slides, or PSAs—using clear claims, source citations, and simple action ideas to inform and inspire change.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Gathering and Sorting Information

Help Grade 3 students gather and sort information from photos, maps, and texts while learning to spot facts, opinions, perspectives, and choose relevant community sources.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Asking Good Questions About Our World

Build inquiry skills as Grade 3 students craft compelling questions about their community and use diverse sources—maps, charts, photos, texts, and interviews—to explore answers and think like young social scientists.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Community Symbols and Traditions

Explore how Grade 3 students connect local and national symbols and community traditions to shared values like freedom, service, and pride while learning the history and people these commemorations honor.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Citizens Who Make a Difference

Empower Grade 3 students to become change-makers by studying real citizens who improved their communities and completing a simple class service project that builds responsible citizenship through respect, inclusion, and care for shared spaces.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Local Government and Leaders

Explore how Grade 3 students learn about local government by identifying leaders like the mayor and city council, matching departments to public services, and practicing responsible citizenship through real-world connections and community-focused activities.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Why Rules and Laws Matter

Explore how rules and laws support fairness, safety, and the common good as Grade 3 students compare school rules with community laws, analyze real-world sources, and practice responsible citizenship through pledges and shared-space routines.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 3 Social Studies): Our Classroom Community

Build a strong Grade 3 classroom community with a civics-focused unit where students learn how rules, fairness, safety, and civic participation help everyone work together, using class meetings, voting, and inquiry to practice responsible citizenship.

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Grade 3 Math Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 3 Math): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

Apply Grade 3 math across OA, NBT, NF, MD, and G in multi-step tasks; choose efficient strategies, model with graphs/diagrams, and defend solutions with precise units, evidence, and reasoning.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 3 Math): NBT Power-Up—Rounding, +/– within 1,000, × by 10s

Strengthen Grade 3 place-value skills by rounding to the nearest 10/100, adding and subtracting within 1,000, and multiplying by multiples of 10 using efficient, pattern-based strategies and reasonableness checks.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 3 Math): Geometry Deep Dive—Attribute Hierarchies

Sort and classify quadrilaterals using precise geometry vocabulary, build attribute hierarchies, and defend always/sometimes/never claims with examples and counterexamples to deepen Grade 3 geometry reasoning.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 3 Math): Data Displays—Picture/Bar Graphs & Line Plots

Choose and interpret scaled picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots in Grade 3 math to compare data, answer how-many-more/fewer questions, and write precise comparative statements using clear titles, labels, scales, keys, and units.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 3 Math): Measurement Megamix—Time, Mass, Volume, Length

Solve real-world Grade 3 measurement problems by modeling elapsed time, mass, volume, and inch-based lengths with timelines, diagrams, and line plots, selecting appropriate tools, labeling units clearly, and checking reasonableness.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 3 Math): Fractions Synthesis—Benchmarks, Equivalence, Compare

Learn to place fractions on number lines, prove equivalence, and compare using benchmarks and clear symbols to build flexible Grade 3 fraction reasoning.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 3 Math): Area & Perimeter Design Challenge

Design a mini-park under area/perimeter constraints, calculate with A = l × w and decomposition, and justify layout choices using labeled diagrams, units, and clear math reasoning.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 3 Math): Mixed Operations & Unknowns in All Positions

Represent and solve 1–2 step math stories using equations with a letter for the unknown, bar models, and estimation to check reasonableness and build flexible problem-solving skills.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 3 Math): Fact Fluency Power-Up—Strategies & Games

Solidify multiplication and division within 100 using properties, fact families, and spaced-retrieval games that build accuracy, flexible strategy use, and confident problem solving.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 3 Math): Problem Strings—Fractions, Measurement, and Graphs

Daily problem strings build flexible strategies with fractions, elapsed time, mass/volume, and graphs—boosting reasoning, benchmark use, unit precision, and quick comparison skills.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 3 Math): Multiplying by Multiples of 10—Place-Value Patterns

Multiply one-digit numbers by multiples of 10 using place-value models and properties—not “add a zero”—to build patterns, explain tens-based reasoning, and justify efficient strategies.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 3 Math): Partitioning Shapes & Unit Fractions of Areas

Partition shapes into equal areas, label each part as a unit fraction (1/b), and use models to justify fair shares in real-world contexts.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 3 Math): Shapes & Attributes—Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygons

Classify polygons by shared attributes; build quadrilateral family trees; justify with properties and counterexamples (e.g., all squares are rectangles).

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 3 Math): Line Plots—Lengths to 1/2 and 1/4 Inch

Measure to the nearest 1/2 and 1/4 inch, create clear line plots, and solve “how many more/fewer” comparison problems using precise units and mathematical reasoning.