1. Instructional Strategies
MAP2D
Trimester 1
Instructional Strategies
Grade 3
Updated 6/09
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2. Let’s Find Place Value to 10,000
Write a number in the place value chart to find the value of each digit in a number.
thousands hundreds tens ones TH H T O 3 5 1
Example:
“What is the value of the three in the number three thousand fifty-one” ?
Answer: 3000
Chapter 1
Lesson 3
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3. Let’s Write Numbers in Different Ways
thousands hundreds tens ones
Write the number 5,645 in expanded form. TH H T O
Chapter 1
Lesson 4
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4. Let’s Write Numbers in Different Ways
thousands hundreds tens ones
Write the number 5,645 in expanded form. 5 6 4 5,
Chapter 1
Lesson 4
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5. Let’s Write Numbers in Different Ways
thousands hundreds tens ones
Write 5, in Standard Form.
Write the expanded form in vertical/working form
5,000
600 40
5,645
Chapter 1
Lesson 4
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6. Let’s Write Numbers in Different Ways
thousands hundreds tens ones
Write in 50, in Standard Form.
Write the expanded form in vertical/working form
5,000
0,600 Fill in the spaces with zeros.
+ 0,040
0,005
5,645 Now you have the standard form.
Chapter 1
Lesson 4
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7. Let’s Round Numbers!
Long Beach Lifeguards reported to the Press Telegram that there were 2,857 people at the beach on Sunday. Round this to the nearest __________
 Underline the word that comes after “nearest”.
 Underline the digit in the indicated place.
 Circle the digit to the right of the underlined place.
 If the circled digit is 5 or greater, add one to the underlined place and change all digits to the right to zeros. or
 If the circled digit is 4 or less, keep the underlined place and change all digits to the right to zeros.
Chapter 2
Lesson 4
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8. Let’s Compare Numbers
We can compare numbers using >, < and = signs.
 Line up the numbers vertically
30 32
Start at the left to compare digits in the greatest place first. Highlight the digits in the first vertical column where the digits are different.
Now compare these highlighted digits to compare the value.
25 < > 32
Chapter 2
Lesson 1
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9. Let’s Order Numbers
We can compare a set of numbers by ordering them
from least to greatest.
7, ,080, 7,870
Line up the numbers vertically.
7,893
7,080
7,870
 Start at the left to compare digits in the greatest place first. Highlight the digits in the first vertical column where the
digits are different. Continue moving to the next column.
7,893
greatest
least
7,870
middle
Now compare these highlighted digits to compare the value.
7, ,870 7,893
Chapter 2
Lesson 2
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10. Let’s Find Patterns
25, 30, 35, __, 45, 50
 Subtract to find the difference between two “neighbors” in the pattern.
30 – 25 = 5
35 – 30 = 5
Then use this difference ( 5 ) to find the missing number in the pattern.
45 – 5 = 40
The pattern is 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
Chapter 4
Lesson 7
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11. Let’s Solve Algebra Equations !
To solve an equation, both sides of the equal sign need to be the same.
Hint: Think of a balance
=  + 12 
25 =  What is the difference between 25 and 12? 25
- 12 =
Chapter 3
Lesson 2
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12. Let’s Solve for Missing Factors !
Hint: Think of a balance
9 × d =
To solve an equation, both sides of the equal sign need to be the same × d = 
9 × d =
Think 9 × what = 27?
9 × 3 = 27
Think nine groups of
what = 27?
9 × 3 =
Chapter 8
Lesson 2
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13. What is the missing number?
To solve an equation, both sides of the equal sign need to be the same.
Hint: Think of a balance
12 x ( 6 x 3 ) = (3 x __ ) x 12
If we have a 12, 6, and 3 on one side of the equal sign, we need to have a 12, 6, and 3 on the other side. The missing factor then is 6.
12 x ( 6 x 3 ) = (3 x 6 ) x 12 =
Associative Property of Multiplication: Changing the way in which the factors are grouped does not change the product.
Chapter 8
Lesson 4
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14. Let’s Choose the Operation Symbol
9  5 = 45
 Look at the numbers on the side of the equation with
the missing operation sign.
If the numbers are smaller than the given answer you
must add or multiply to get the larger answer.
 Ask yourself does = 45? No
 Ask yourself does 9 x 5 = 45? Yes
 The missing operation symbol is multiplication ( x )
It’s All About
the Facts
(+,-,x,÷)
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