Schuster Elementary

3rd

Grade A Math Focus Calendar Week 10-11-12-13

Division: Opposite of
multiplication

Nov 10-14-2014
Teacher: Mrs. Martha Sanchez

Multiplication
3.4 Number and operations (K)
Use variety strategies

Draw pictures or use counters to create equal groups

3 X 5 = 15

Draw pictures or use counters to create arrays.

Use a variety of strategies to

divide such as

Draw pictures or use counters to

create arrays.

Use a table to organize the number sentence.

Number Number
of groups in each
group
4
3

Total
amount
in all
12

Number sentence

4 x 3 = 12
15 5 = 3
15 5 = 3

Skip counting by 3

Number sentence:

3 x 4 = 12

Three times four equal twelve

Represent problems in various ways

12 3 = 4
Array

12 3 = 4
Equal Groups

Represent problems in various ways:

Jackie had 8 gloves. Each glove had 4 beads. How many beads were on all of
the gloves?
Group
Each
Total
8
4
32

12 3 = 4
Number Line

12 3 = 4
Strip Diagram

Model problems that include one and two steps.

Charlie has 2 dogs. Melanie has 3 dogs. Each of the dogs gets 3 treats
each day. How many treats do the dogs get in 1 day?

Vocabulary:

12 3

Dividend

Divisor = Quotient

Use properties of operations:

Associative (grouping)
The grouping of factors
can be changed and the
product will be the
same.
(2 x 6) x 3 = ( 3 x 6) x
2

Commutative
(order)
Numbers can be
multiplied in any
order and the
product will be the
same.
3x4=4x3

Zero

Identity

The product of any

number and zero is zero.

The product of any

number and 1 is that
number.

10 x 0 = 0

10 x 1 = 10

Distributive
A multiplication fact can
be broken apart into the
sum of two other
multiplication facts.
4 x 6 = (2 x 2) + ( 2 x 3)

Division: Repeated subtraction 24 8 8- 8 = 0

Multiplication Repeated addition

24
8

8
8

Example 2 steps word problem:

The school has 5 windows with curtains and 7 windows without
curtains. There are an equal number of windows on each of 4
buildings.
Strip Diagrams
Array
Equation

Even numbers: Numbers that

end in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8

8
8 + 8 + 8 = 24

8 + 8 + 8 = 24

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