IMKH California, an IM® v.360 math curriculum, is problem-based and builds strong classroom math communities. It gives students a clear progression of concepts and helps teachers deepen their understanding of math and student thinking.
The curriculum encourages collaboration and meaningful mathematical conversations, highlighting Big Ideas, Major Concepts, and Mathematical Practices, while integrating Environmental Principles & Concepts and supports for MLL, ELD, and EL students.
Grade 3
The big ideas in grade 3 include: developing understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100; developing understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1); developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area; and describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes.
Teacher Guide Set: This purchase includes a set of 4 coil-bound guides (Units 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8), a set of 4 shrink-wrapped Teacher Resource Copy Masters (Units 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8), and the Teacher Resource Guide. The Student Edition set is sold separately.
The grade 3 curriculum is partitioned into 8 units:
- Introducing Multiplication
- Area and Multiplication
- Wrapping Up Addition and Subtraction within 1,000
- Relating Multiplication to Division
- Fractions as Numbers
- Measuring Length, Time, Liquid Volume, and Weight
- Two-dimensional Shapes and Perimeter
- Putting it All Together
ILLUSTRATIVE MATHEMATICS
Illustrative Mathematics is a non-profit organization committed to creating a world where learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. Their highly respected authors craft and deliver high-quality, problem-based core curricula and professional learning resources that help teachers and students excel in teaching and learning mathematics.