- p. 11Word Problem Planets: Grade 3. Read each story, show your thinking, then write the answer and a label.
The standard
Solve practical, relevant problems involving multiplication and division within 100 using part-whole strategies, visual representations, and/or concrete models.
Element 3.PAR.3.6 of Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards (2021, effective SY2023-24), in the Patterning & Algebraic Reasoning strand. It sits under standard 3.PAR.3: Use part-whole strategies to solve real-life, mathematical problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers within 100.
What students practice
Students read each story, show their thinking, and write the answer with a label. Space Math Adventure has a page of Grade 3 multiplication and division stories within 100, and page 2 of the free Break-Apart Star Facts sample has two more multiplication stories.
Where to find it
- p. 2Break-Apart Star Facts Missions. Read each story, show your thinking, then write the answer and a label.
Think: 5 bags with 6 shells in each is 5 groups of 6, so 5 × 6 = 30.