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what is the average 3rd grader doing in math class by now?
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Anonymous
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My DC goes to a Montessori school and currently is receiving lessons in multiplication and division (using the checkerboard, for all you Montessori-aware folks). In her words, she "doesn't get it at all." How does this compare to the average 3rd grader in a non-Montessori classroom? If you have a 3rd grader, what is your child doing in math class these days?
I'm worred that my DC should have a stronger grasp and even memorization of multiplication tables by now. Also, is there multiplication and division on the 3rd grade standardized testing? |
Anonymous
| I do not know if you are in MD, DC or VA. You can go to the Va Dept of Education, look at Standards of Learning for Gr. 3 Math, that will tell you what a 3rd grader should master by the end of the year. Schools will pace out the curriculum differently (ie geometry first, last, etc) so you can't tell for certain based on what other schools are doing. YOu can also look at Gr. 2 math standards to ensure he has mastered those objectives.Good luck, I have a feeling he's doing just fine. |
Anonymous
| op, by the end of third grade she should have up to 10x10 memorized. |
Anonymous
| my four year old is in a montessori preschool and he's doing multiplication right now too. he's doing the multiplication tables. do they cycle back to this in 3rd grade? |
Anonymous
| My third grader in FCPS has not started multiplication or division yet. They are working on subtraction with large numbers/borrowing. |
Anonymous
OP here - yes, my 4 yo and 6 yo are also doing work that involves multiplication but they don't really know it, can't say to me "6 times 8 equals 48". What they are doing now is meant to introduce the concept so when they are older it is easier to master. Of course some 4 year olds are gifted and take the work to a higher level, but I'm talking about average kids. |
Anonymous
| My third grader is in FCPS GT class. Her math is accelerated so they are doing 3rd and 4th grade math this year. As of right now, they are expected to have mastered the times table up to 12x12, . They did do some simple division (e.g., 156 divided by 5, but not 15650 divided by 55) earlier in the year. Right now they are doing a unit on algebraic concepts (essentially figuring out a simple equation with one unknown, although they don't call it that) and also working on series. |
Anonymous
| DS's 3rd grade class just finished multiplication and division and started decimals and fractions. |
Anonymous
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My third grader is in a very well-regarded private school in DC. The children are currently finalizing work on the multiplication tables through 12, doing word problems to apply those facts, and working on algebraic concepts mentioned by an earlier poster (solving for one variable). They have also covered simple division.
Thanks to the poster for asking. I've been wondering how well our third grade math program matches up with other schools. Sounds like most of the posters report being on a similar track so far. |
Anonymous
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OP, you don't say what area you are in. In MD, the 3rd grade math curriculum ("voluntary state curriculum") touches on multiplication, but the state assessment doesn't seem to include many multiplication questions in my opinion. I think the level of understanding iexpected isn't so much memorized facts, but being able to look at an array of 6 donut rows and 4 donut columns, and being able to write "6x4".
Taught research skills, including note taking and summarizing and used computer lab for internet research and composition. IMO however, the weak MD state curriculua not withstanding, all third graders should have mastered times tables to 12 x 12 and the related division problems by the end of third grade. |
Anonymous
Did they really learn it? |
Anonymous
In our MoCo, MD school, memorization of multiplication tables up to 12 was required by the end of the year w/ many assigned homework/activities to encourage the repetition necessary for this. What was expected was far beyond the 6x4 picture you describe. |
Anonymous
That's excellent news! However, from looking at what is required to pass the MSA 3rd grade math test, very few questions call for recall of multiplications facts. |
Anonymous
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DS is 2nd grader doing 3rd grade math in MoCo public school: His class is doing multiplication with related division and word problems. They ran through arrays pretty quickly and seem to have lots of rote memorization problems for homework. Most thus far have been the easier side (0s, 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 10s) with a few problems in the higher number range. Haven't seen any 11 or 12 multiplication problems yet.
For OP, there is a free multiplication game I found online that looks interesting. Haven't shown it yet to DS, but might be interesting for you to look at. It's called Timez Attack (http://www.bigbrainz.com/) |
Anonymous
| My 3rd grader at a catholic school is doing multiplication tables as well. Memorizing them up to 12x12. Word problems etc. |