Free 3rd Grade Math Worksheets
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Welcome to the Mashup Math 3rd Grade Math Worksheets Library! This complete collection includes over one hundred free third grade math worksheets that are organized by topic and level of difficulty. Each of the math worksheets for 3rd grade students was specifically designed to give third grade students practice and support as throughout the school year, no matter what math topic or skill they are learning. Each worksheet was created to be visually appealing, highly engaging, and appropriately challenging for students in the third grade.
The 3rd Grade Math Worksheets PDF library below is organized into 12 key math topics that every 3rd grade student must learn, including addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, place value and rounding, data charts and graphing, geometry, word problems, and more. Our practice worksheets are perfect for giving your students plenty of opportunities to practice, learn, and explore fundamental math skills that they will need in order to be successful at high levels of math when they reach middle school, high school, college, and beyond. If you want your students to be able to pursue mathematics and math-related careers later in life, then helping them to develop strong foundation skills early is key—this is where our worksheets come in.
What sets Mashup Math’s third grade worksheets apart from other worksheets that can be found online? The simple answer is that we emphasize deep thinking and meaningful engagement over repetition and monotony when designing our 3rd grade math worksheets. Our worksheets are specifically designed to cater to the needs and attention spans of 3rd grade students. You will not find an excessive amount of practice problems on our worksheets because this practice often leads students to see math as a boring, repetitive, and useless topic where success is dependent on memorization and doing the same procedure over and over again. Instead, our third grade math worksheets teach math in a fun way that gives students meaningful opportunities to explore math, apply their skills, and learn new things along the way.
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▶️ Place value: identify tens and ones (A)
🔒 Place value: identify tens and ones (B)
🔒 Place value: identify tens and ones (C)
🔒 Combine tens and ones (B)
🔒 Combine tens and ones (C)
🔒 Build a 3-digit number (B)
▶️ Fill in the missing place value (3-digit numbers) (A)
🔒 Fill in the missing place value (3-digit numbers) (B)
🔒 Build a 4-digit number (B)
▶️ Fill in the missing place value (4-digit numbers) (A)
🔒 Fill in the missing place value (4-digit numbers) (B)
▶️ Identifying place value: tens and ones (A)
🔒 Identifying place value: tens and ones (B)
🔒 Identifying place value: tens and ones (C)
🔒 Adding tens and ones (B)
▶️ Adding tens and ones - advanced (A)
🔒 Adding tens and ones - advanced (B)
▶️ Identifying a digit’s place value (to thousands) (A)
▶️ Identifying a digit’s place value (to thousands) (B)
🔒 Identifying a digit’s place value (to thousands) (C)
🔒 Identifying a digit’s place value (to thousands) (D)
🔒 Identifying a digit’s place value (to thousands) (E)
▶️ Blank place value reference chart (ones to thousands)
▶️ Rounding to the nearest 10 (A)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest 10 (B)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest 10 (C)
▶️ Rounding to the nearest 10 (up to 1000) (A)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest 10 (up to 1000) (B)
▶️ Rounding to the nearest hundred (A)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest hundred (B)
▶️ Rounding to the nearest ten or hundred (A)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest ten or hundred (B)
▶️ Rounding to the nearest hundred (0-1,000) (A)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest hundred (0-1,000) (B)
▶️ Rounding to the nearest hundred (0-10,000) (A)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest hundred (0-10,000) (B)
▶️ Rounding to the nearest thousand (0-10,000) (A)
🔒 Rounding to the nearest thousand (0-10,000) (B)
🔒 Mixed Rounding (tens, hundreds, thousands) (A)
🔒 Mixed Rounding (tens, hundreds, thousands) (B)
🔒 Mixed Rounding (tens, hundreds, thousands) (C)
▶️ Identifying equal parts (shapes)
▶️ Dividing shapes into equal parts
▶️ Matching fractions with pictures
▶️ Matching fractions with words A
🔒 Matching fractions with words B
🔒 Matching fractions with words C
🔒 Writing Fractions B
▶️ Matching diagrams with fractions (A)
🔒 Matching diagrams with fractions (B)
▶️ Identifying fractions using diagrams (A)
🔒 Identifying fractions using diagrams (B)
▶️ Fraction kit reference page (↪ Video Tutorial)
🔒 Comparing fractions (C)
🔒 Comparing fractions (D)
🔒 Comparing fractions (E)
▶️ Compare fractions >, <, or = (common denominators)(A)
🔒 Compare fractions >, <, or = (common denominators)(B)
▶️ Compare fractions >, <, or = (uncommon denominators)(A)
🔒 Compare fractions >, <, or = (uncommon denominators)(B)
▶️ Compare fractions >, <, or = (improper fractions)(A)
🔒 Compare fractions >, <, or = (improper fractions)(B)
▶️ Compare fractions >, <, or = (mixed numbers)(A)
🔒 Compare fractions >, <, or = (mixed numbers)(B)
🔒 Simplifying fractions (B)
🔒 Simplifying fractions (C)
▶️ Equivalent fractions - coloring circles
▶️ Equivalent fractions - true or false?
🔒 Equivalent fractions - missing values
▶️ Adding Fractions (common denominators) (A)
🔒 Adding Fractions (common denominators) (B)
▶️ Subtracting Fractions (common denominators) (A)
🔒 Subtracting Fractions (common denominators) (B)
▶️ Adding Mixed Numbers (common denominators)
🔒 Subtracting Mixed Numbers (common denominators)
▶️ Completing whole numbers w/ fractions (A)
▶️ Completing whole numbers w/ fractions (B)
🔒 Completing whole numbers w/ fractions (C)
🔒 Completing whole numbers w/ fractions (D)
▶️ Converting mixed numbers to fractions (A)
🔒 Converting mixed numbers to fractions (B)
▶️ Converting fractions to mixed numbers (A)
🔒 Converting fractions to mixed numbers (B)
▶️ Converting fractions to decimals (A)
🔒 Converting fractions to decimals (B)
🔒 Converting fractions to decimals (C)
▶️ Converting mixed numbers to decimals (A)
🔒 Converting mixed numbers to decimals (B)
▶️ Comparing decimals >, <, or = (A)
🔒 Comparing decimals >, <, or = (B)
▶️ Adding decimals practice (A)
🔒 Adding decimals practice (B)
🔒 Adding decimals practice (C)
▶️ Subtracting decimals practice (A)
🔒 Subtracting decimals practice (B)
🔒 Subtracting decimals practice (C)
▶️ Measuring lengths in inches (A)
🔒 Measuring lengths in inches (B)
🔒 Measuring lengths in inches (C)
🔒 Measuring lengths in inches (D)
🔒 Measuring lengths in inches (E)
🔒 Measuring lengths in inches (F)
▶️ Measure the object in centimeters (A)
🔒 Measure the object in centimeters (B)
🔒 Measure the object in centimeters (C)
▶️ Measuring lengths to the nearest quarter-inch (A)
🔒 Measuring lengths to the nearest quarter-inch (B)
▶️ Measuring lengths to the nearest millimeter (A)
🔒 Measuring lengths to the nearest millimeter (B)
▶️ Convert between inches, feet, and yards (A)
🔒 Convert between inches, feet, and yards (B)
▶️ Convert between centimeters, millimeters, and meters (A)
🔒 Convert between centimeters, millimeters, and meters (B)
▶️ Convert between ounces and pounds (A)
🔒 Convert between ounces and pounds (B)
▶️ Convert between kilograms and grams (A)
🔒 Convert between kilograms and grams (B)
▶️ Convert between cups, pints, quarts, and gallons (A)
🔒 Convert between cups, pints, quarts, and gallons (B)
▶️ Convert between liters and milliliters (A)
🔒 Convert between liters and milliliters (B)
🔒 Counting tally marks (B)
🔒 Drawing tally marks (B)
▶️ Completing tally charts (A)
🔒 Completing tally charts (B)
🔒 Completing tally charts (C)
🔒 Reading bar graphs (B)
🔒 Reading bar graphs (C)
🔒 Making bar graphs (B)
🔒 Making bar graphs (C)
🔒 Analyzing bar graphs (B)
🔒 Analyzing bar graphs (C)
🔒 Pictographs (C)
🔒 Pictographs (D)
🔒 Pictographs (E)
🔒 Pictographs (F)
▶️ Practice with pie charts (A)
🔒 Practice with pie charts (B)
🔒 Practice with pie charts (C)
🔒 Practice with pie charts (D)
🔒 Reading Line Plots (B)
🔒 Reading Line Plots (C)
🔒 Making Line Plots (B)
🔒 Reading Venn Diagrams (B)
🔒 Reading Venn Diagrams (C)
▶️ Blank Venn Diagram (2 circles)
▶️ Blank Venn Diagram (3 circles)
🔒 Drawing line graphs (B)
🔒 Analyzing line graphs (B)
▶️ Matching coins with names (USD)
▶️ Matching coins with names (CAD)
🔒 Matching coins with values (USD)
🔒 Matching coins with values (CAD)
🔒 Coin Focus: Dime (USD)
🔒 Coin Focus: Quarter (USD)
▶️ Match the total value of coins (USD)
▶️ Match the total value of coins (CAD)
🔒 Write the total value of coins (USD)
🔒 Write the total value of coins (CAD)
▶️ Piggy bank: count the coins (USD)
▶️ How much does it cost? (USD) (A)
🔒 How much does it cost? (USD) (B)
▶️ Common shapes reference sheet
▶️ Matching shapes and their names
🔒 Matching shapes to real-world objects
🔒 Matching similar shapes
🔒 Drawing shapes: rectangles
🔒 Drawing shapes: triangles
🔒 Drawing shapes: diamonds
▶️ Naming Three-Dimensional Shapes
▶️ Drawing lines of symmetry (A)
🔒 Drawing lines of symmetry (B)
🔒 Find the perimeter (B)
🔒 Find the perimeter (C)
▶️ Find the area of each rectangle (A)
🔒 Find the area of each rectangle (B)
🔒 Find the area of each rectangle (C)
▶️ Draw the figure given the area (using a grid) (A)
🔒 Draw the figure given the area (using a grid) (B)
🔒 Draw the figure given the area (using a grid) (C)
▶️ Exploring area and perimeter using cheez-its (pdf guide)
↪ Activity Tutorial Video Link
▶️ Classifying lines, line segments, and rays (A)
🔒 Classifying lines, line segments, and rays (B)
▶️ Classifying angles: right, acute, or obtuse (A)
🔒 Classifying angles: right, acute, or obtuse (B)
▶️ Classifying parallel and perpendicular lines (A)
🔒 Classifying parallel and perpendicular lines (B)
▶️ Measure angles using a protractor (A)
🔒 Measure angles using a protractor (B)
▶️ Practice with Number Bonds: 5
▶️ Practice with Number Bonds: 6
▶️ Practice with Number Bonds: 7
🔒 Practice with Number Bonds: 8
🔒 Practice with Number Bonds: 9
▶️ Practice with Number Bonds: 10
🔒 Practice with Number Bonds: 11-19
▶️ Practice with Number Bonds: 20
🔒 Add three (single-digit)
🔒 Add using dice
▶️ Simple addition: single-digit (large font) (A)
🔒 Simple addition: single-digit (large font) (B)
🔒 Addition: make 10 (B)
▶️ Vertical addition to 10 (A)
🔒 Vertical addition to 10 (B)
🔒 Vertical addition to 20 (A)
🔒 Vertical addition to 20 (B)
▶️ Vertical addition to 50 (A)
🔒 Vertical addition to 50 (B)
🔒 Vertical addition to 100 (A)
🔒 Vertical addition to 100 (B)
🔒 Practice adding 8
🔒 Practice adding 10
▶️ Addition practice: add to the next ten
🔒 Addition practice: adding whole tens
▶️ Addition: fill in the missing number (up to 10)
▶️ Addition: fill in the missing number (up to 20)
🔒 Addition: fill in the missing number (up to 100)
▶️ Adding single-digit numbers
▶️ Adding double-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Adding double-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Adding triple-digit numbers
▶️ Adding one and two-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Adding one and two-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Adding whole tens (3 addends) (A)
🔒 Adding whole tens (3 addends) (B)
▶️ Adding whole hundreds (2 addends) (A)
🔒 Adding whole hundreds (2 addends) (B)
▶️ Adding whole hundreds (3 addends) (A)
🔒 Adding whole hundreds (3 addends) (B)
▶️ Adding whole thousands and hundreds (A)
🔒 Adding whole thousands and hundreds (B)
▶️ Adding two four-digit numbers (vertical)
🔒 Adding three four-digit numbers (vertical)
▶️ Mixed addition and subtraction (single-digit)
▶️ Mixed addition and subtraction (2-digit) A
🔒 Mixed addition and subtraction (2-digit) B
🔒 Mixed addition and subtraction (3-digit)
▶️ Subtract one (single-digit)
▶️ Subtract two (single-digit)
🔒 Subtract three (single-digit)
🔒 Subtract from 10 (B)
▶️ Simple subtraction: single-digit (large font) (A)
🔒 Simple subtraction: single-digit (large font) (B)
▶️ Vertical subtraction (to 10)
▶️ Vertical subtraction (to 20)
🔒 Vertical subtraction (to 50)
🔒 Vertical subtraction (to 100)
▶️ Subtraction: fill in the missing number (up to 10)
▶️ Subtraction: fill in the missing number (up to 20)
🔒 Subtraction: fill in the missing number (up to 100)
▶️ Subtracting single-digit numbers
▶️ Subtracting double-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Subtracting double-digit numbers (B)
🔒 Subtracting triple-digit numbers
🔒 Practice subtracting 8
🔒 Practice subtracting 10
▶️ Subtracting 1-digit numbers from 2-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Subtracting 1-digit numbers from 2-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Subtracting whole tens from 2-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Subtracting whole tens from 2-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Subtracting whole tens from 3-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Subtracting whole tens from 3-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Subtracting whole hundreds from 3-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Subtracting whole hundreds from 3-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Subtracting 3-digit numbers (vertical) (A)
🔒 Subtracting 3-digit numbers (vertical) (B)
▶️ Subtracting 4-digit numbers (vertical) (A)
🔒 Subtracting 4-digit numbers (vertical) (B)
▶️ Subtract by borrowing over two zeros
🔒 Subtract by borrowing over three zeros
▶️ Subtraction practice: subtract to the next ten
🔒 Subtraction practice: subtracting whole tens
▶️ Mixed addition and subtraction (single-digit)
▶️ Mixed addition and subtraction (2-digit) A
🔒 Mixed addition and subtraction (2-digit) B
🔒 Mixed addition and subtraction (3-digit)
▶️ Multiplication chart (times tables to 12) - blank
▶️ Multiplication chart (times tables to 12) - completed
↪ Follow-Along Times Table Chart Video Link
🔒 Practice multiplying by 3
🔒 Practice multiplying by 5 (A)
🔒 Practice multiplying by 5 (B)
🔒 Practice multiplying by 7
🔒 Practice multiplying by 9
▶️ Practice multiplying by 10 (A)
🔒 Practice multiplying by 10 (B)
▶️ Multiplication practice by 5’s and 10’s (A)
🔒 Multiplication practice by 5’s and 10’s (B)
🔒 Practice multiplying by 12
▶️ Multiplication table practice (1-12) w/ missing factors (A)
🔒 Multiplication table practice (1-12) w/ missing factors (B)
▶️ Multiplying using arrays (A)
🔒 Multiplying using arrays (B)
🔒 Multiplying using arrays (C)
▶️ Multiplying single-digit numbers
▶️ Multiplying double-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Multiplying double-digit numbers (B)
🔒 Multiplying double-digit numbers (C)
▶️ Mixed multiplication practice (0-12) (A)
▶️ Mixed multiplication practice (0-12) (B)
🔒 Mixed multiplication practice (0-12) (C)
🔒 Mixed multiplication practice (0-12) (D)
🔒 Mixed multiplication practice (0-12) (E)
🔒 Mixed multiplication practice (0-12) (F)
▶️ Multiplication practice - missing factors (0-5) (A)
🔒 Multiplication practice - missing factors (0-5) (B)
▶️ Multiplication practice - missing factors (6-10) (A)
🔒 Multiplication practice - missing factors (6-10) (B)
▶️ Multiplication practice - missing factors (8-12) (A)
🔒 Multiplication practice - missing factors (8-12) (B)
▶️ Multiplying whole tens by whole tens (A)
🔒 Multiplying whole tens by whole tens (B)
▶️ Multiplying whole hundreds by 1-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Multiplying whole hundreds by 1-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Column multiplication: 2-digit by 1-digit (A)
🔒 Column multiplication: 2-digit by 1-digit (B)
▶️ Column multiplication: 3-digit by 1-digit (A)
🔒 Column multiplication: 3-digit by 1-digit (B)
▶️ Column multiplication: 4-digit by 1-digit (A)
🔒 Column multiplication: 4-digit by 1-digit (B)
🔒 Dividing by 2 or 3 (B)
🔒 Dividing by 4 or 5 (B)
🔒 Dividing by 6 or 7 (B)
🔒 Dividing by 8 or 9 (B)
▶️ Dividing single-digit numbers (mixed)
▶️ Division facts practice (0-10) (A)
🔒 Division facts practice (0-10) (B)
▶️ Division facts practice (0-12) (A)
🔒 Division facts practice (0-12) (B)
▶️ Dividing double-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Dividing double-digit numbers (B)
🔒 Dividing double-digit numbers (C)
▶️ Find the missing dividend/divisor (1-12) (A)
🔒 Find the missing dividend/divisor (1-12) (B)
🔒 Find the missing dividend/divisor (1-12) (C)
🔒 Dividing by whole tens (B)
▶️ Dividing by whole hundreds (A)
🔒 Dividing by whole hundreds (B)
▶️ Dividing 3 or 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers (A)
🔒 Dividing 3 or 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers (B)
▶️ Mixed multiplication and division (A)
🔒 Mixed multiplication and division (B)
▶️ Adding/Subtracting 3 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (A)
🔒 Adding/Subtracting 3 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (B)
▶️ Adding/Subtracting 4 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (A)
🔒 Adding/Subtracting 4 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (B)
▶️ Adding/Subtracting 5 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (A)
🔒 Adding/Subtracting 5 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (B)
▶️ Adding/Subtracting 6 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (A)
🔒 Adding/Subtracting 6 numbers (w/ parenthesis) (B)
▶️ Adding/Subtracting/Multiply (no parenthesis) (3-4 numbers)
🔒 Adding/Subtracting/Multiply (w/parenthesis) (3-4 numbers)
▶️ Adding/Subtracting/Multiply (no parenthesis) (5-6 numbers)
🔒 Adding/Subtracting/Multiply (w/parenthesis) (5-6 numbers)
▶️ Addition word problems (single-digit)
▶️ Addition word problems (2-digit) A
🔒 Addition word problems (2-digit) B
🔒 Addition word problems (3-digit)
▶️ Subtraction word problems (single-digit)
🔒 Subtraction word problems (2-digit) A
🔒 Subtraction word problems (2-digit) B
🔒 Subtraction word problems (3-digit)
▶️ Mixed addition and subtraction word problems
▶️ Length word problems (in inches) (A)
🔒 Length word problems (in inches) (B)
▶️ Length word problems (in centimeters) (A)
🔒 Length word problems (in centimeters) (B)
▶️ Multiplication word problems (single-digit)
▶️ Multiplication word problems (double-digit) (A)
🔒 Multiplication word problems (double-digit) (B)
▶️ Adding/Subtracting decimals word problems (A)
🔒 Adding/Subtracting decimals word problems (B)
▶️ Division (basic) word problems (A)
🔒 Division (basic) word problems (B)
🔒 Division (basic) word problems (C)
🔒 Division (basic) word problems (D)
▶️ Division (intermediate) word problems (A)
🔒 Division (intermediate) word problems (B)
🔒 Division (intermediate) word problems (C)
🔒 Division (intermediate) word problems (D)
▶️ Mixed multiplication and division word problems (A)
🔒 Mixed multiplication and division word problems (B)
🔒 Mixed multiplication and division word problems (C)
▶️ Shopping word problems (money counting) (A)
🔒 Shopping word problems (money counting) (B)
🔒 Shopping word problems (money counting) (C)
▶️ Measurement word problems (in, ft, and yds) (A)
🔒 Measurement word problems (in, ft, and yds) (B)
▶️ Measurement word problems (cm, mm, and m) (A)
🔒 Measurement word problems (cm, mm, and m) (B)
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The above library of 3rd Grade Math Worksheets were specifically created by licensed math teachers to give your third grade students an effective and engaging math learning and practice experience for all topics and skills covered in elementary math. We know that there are lots of options for worksheets out there, but we also know that not all worksheets are created the same and, sadly, many are only focused on making students perform rote and repetitive operations that require little thinking or actual learning. On the other hand, Mashup Math’s third grade math worksheets are designed to give students meaningful opportunities to practice, learn, and explore important foundational math topics like addition and subtraction, place value and rounding, and solving word problems. Each worksheet was carefully created with a focus on presenting topics in a way that is approachable and engaging for third graders while simultaneously being appropriately challenging, yet not being boring or overly repetitive. This way, students are way more likely to become interest in exploring and learning mathematics rather than seeing the subject as boring and not relevant to real life.
If you are new to Mashup Math activities, we highly recommend that you share some of the free math worksheets for 3rd grade students available at the top of this page either at home or in your classroom. We are confident that you will see that our worksheets and activities are appropriately challenging for students and have a proper amount of questions suitable to the attention span of a typical third grader. Our quality-over-quantity approach to designing math worksheets places emphasizes giving students meaningful opportunities to explore, practice, and learn math in a way that is not boring, monotonous, or overly repetitive. Rather, by presenting math topics in an engaging and approachable way, our 3rd grade math worksheets can be used to spark student interest in learning math at the elementary level and beyond.
Our third grade math worksheets are also designed to be implemented in a way that allows students to work at their own pace. At Mashup Math, we believe that learning math is not a race and that rushing students can disrupt them from learning. By giving your students opportunities to work on math at their own pace, you are allowing them to explore, interact with, and learn the subject without the anxiety of feeling like they could be left behind. While allowing students to work at an appropriate pace may seem intuitive, far too many educators require that students solve too many problems in too short of an amount of time. If the goal is learning and understanding, then it is crucial that students be allowed to practice and learn math at their own pace, and our 3rd grade math worksheets are a great tool for doing just that.
Our 3rd Grade Math Worksheets are designed to present math topics in an engaging and approachable way.
There are tons of ways to use our 3rd grade math worksheets with your kids both at home and in your classroom. A few examples of how they can effectively be used are supplementing your instruction, giving students extra practice, warm-up activities, exit tickets, homework assignment, and reviewing for assessments and exams. When used correctly, the worksheets are an awesome tool for improving your lesson plans, self-paced learning, and giving students opportunities to explore math topics and learn on their own.
No matter how you use the worksheets, the number one goal should always be to provide students meaningful learning experiences that are appropriately engaging and challenging without being overly repetitive or boring. Why is this so important? Because when students have a negative experience with learning math a young age, they often learn to view mathematics as a boring and monotonous subject that is dull and lifeless, which often leads them to give up on the subject by the time they enter high school.
It should also be noted that Mashup Math Third Grade Math Worksheets can be used with any math curriculum or learning standards. Since all of the worksheets are organized by math topics typically covered in grades 1-4, you can use our free worksheets in whatever way best serves your needs.
Lastly, as we have previously mentioned, we believe that students should have the opportunity to explore math topics and make connections and deep understanding of mathematics. Since third graders are curious learners, effective teachers can channel their enthusiasm and curiosity into learning activities that allow students to explore math and find meanings on their own. Since there is rarely just one way to solve a math problem, we design our worksheets in a way that lets students develop understanding on their own and solve problems in ways that coordinate with how they understand a given topic or skill.
When used correctly, math practice worksheets are an effective tool that should hold a place in every teacher’s tool belt. When you give your third graders meaningful opportunities to explore, practice, and learn math in fun, approachable, and engaging ways, you are setting them up to be successful in mathematics at the elementary level and beyond.
When 3rd grade students are given the opportunity to practice, learn, and explore mathematics in a fun and engaging way, they are much more likely to stick with mathematics at higher grade levels and, as a result, they will have access to considerably more career opportunities by the time they reach college and beyond.
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