Mathematics — Grade 3

You sank my battleship

Students will learn how to plot ordered pairs using the coordinate plane and determine in which quadrant these ordered pairs lie. Students will show mastery of plotting ordered pairs by playing Battleship. Modifications have been added for Intermediate Low English Language Learners.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 and 9–12 English Language Development and Mathematics)

By Theadore Taylor and Justine Busto.

Tabletop grids

Students will play a review game in small groups using large grids to develop skill in locating and naming points on grid maps.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Monica Delanoy.

Step right up!

The students will learn to name an ordered pair for a point and plot positions named by an ordered pair on a large grid located on the classroom floor.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Shelley Dodson.

Human coordinate graph

Students will actively learn how to plot ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. They will also learn how to connect ordered pairs to graph a picture.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

By Cheryl Sexton.

Resources on the web

Working with shapes

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students review different geometric terms. They explore these and other geometric concepts by modeling on the geoboard. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Rescue mission game

In this lesson, from Illuminations, students play a game to learn about the four forces of flight: lift, drag, thrust, and gravity. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Rectangles and parallelograms

In this lesson, from Illuminations, students use dynamic software to examine the properties of rectangles and parallelograms and then identify what distinguishes a rectangle from a more general parallelogram. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Planning a road trip

This lesson reviews latitude and longitude and asks students to find the latitude and longitude for several United States cities. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Geographic

More work with shapes

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students explore geometric concepts by modeling on the geoboard. They investigate parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Looking for patterns

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use an online, interactive activity to analyze characteristics and properties of three-dimensional geometric shapes. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Getting to know the shapes

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students discover the uses of geometry and measurement in the world of architecture as they are introduced to a project in which they design a clubhouse. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 and 5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Describing data

In this lesson, students create glyphs based on the characteristics of their names. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Construct a solid

In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students use an online, interactive activity to analyze characteristics and properties of three-dimensional geometric shapes. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics