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knightcj@pwcs.edu 

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Donna Stofko,  stofkoda@pwcs.edu

Linda Zborofsky, zborofln@pwcs.edu

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Kathleen Morris,
Ph.D.,
morriskx@pwcs.edu

Karen Newlun,
newlunkh@pwcs.edu

Linda Wood,
woodlk@pwcs.edu


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Grade 3

 Teacher Information, Support and Resources
(Click your desired category below.)
Planning For Instruction Assessment Online Tools and Resources Other Resources

 

Planning for Instruction

Overview of Documents and Materials
Pacing Guide (2009-10)
Planning Calendar (2009-10)
Week 1 Lesson Plan
Plan book Template
PWCS Elementary Mathematics Unit Guides
Note: Printed copies of the unit guides linked below are being provided to all teachers. Supplemental lessons noted on the pacing guide are included in the printed versions.
The complete packet can be downloaded from the PWCS Intranet.

Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 1
Data Analysis
Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 2
2-D Geometry and Measurement
3-D Geometry and Measurement
Multiplication and Division
Patterns, Functions, and Change
Fractions and Decimals
Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 3
3-D Geometry and Measurement  (post SOL)

Supplemental Student Resources - Correlated by PWCS/ SOL
(by Grade 3 Teacher Focus Group - July 2009)

Where to Start
Investigations unit1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9  

Other Planning Templates
Lesson Planning Template for Investigations
Planning Template for Inquiry with the Instructional Process
(blank)
Planning Template for Inquiry with the Instructional Process
 (with explanation)
 

Vocabulary
Developing Vocabulary in Investigations
Vocabulary List by Unit
Vocabulary Lists by SOL Reporting Categories
(Use tabs at the bottom to move to a different grade.)
Vocabulary Terms for K-3 (VDOE)
The definitions or explanations given by VDOE are not definitions or explanations that students should memorize but are the mathematics that the teacher should know in order to provide in-depth instruction in the content.

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Vertical Alignments

Curriculum Strands
K-5

Overview of Objectives
by Grade

Number and Number Sense

Computation and Estimation

Measurement

Geometry

Probability and Statistics

Patterns, Functions and Algebra
Kindergarten

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

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Assessment

PWCS Elementary School Grading Regulation

Grading Rubrics
These are generic rubrics that can be used when evaluating student work.

Rubric Domains

Grades 3-5 Rubric

Grades 3-5  Rubric (copier friendly)

Grades 3-5 Rubric (student friendly)
 

Common Formative Assessment Records
These are Excel spreadsheets and provide a great way to manage and record assessment information for Investigations.

Directions for Installation
(Read first)

   unit:
 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9

K-3 Standards of Learning (SOL)
Released Test Items

Grade 3 - Test (2008) Grade 3 - Test (2007)
Grade 3 - Enlarged Items (2005)
These are great to use on an overhead projector or an interactive white board with the whole class for review or test taking practice. Each item is noted with the correlated SOL and the suggested unit it could follow. 
Summary Chart - showing item correlation to SOLs and units
 
Virginia Standards of Learning K-3 Test Blueprint
K-3 SOL Graph
(shows the distribution of questions on the SOL tests in each of the curriculum strands)
Grade 3 - Test (2005) Grade 3 - Test (2004)
Grade 3 - Test (2003 Grade 3 - Test (2002)

Note: The Standards of Learning (SOLs) were revised in 2001. The 2001 SOL test field-tested some items from the 2001 standards, but primarily assessed 1995 standards.

Grade 3 - Test  (2001) Grade 3 - Test (2000)
Grade 3 - Enlarged Test Items (2000)
(for overheads or interactive white boards)

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Online Tools and Resources

Pearson SuccessNet  gives teachers access to the following online components:
Teacher Edition planning resources
*  Student Resources (Shapes, GeoLogo, and e-tools) 
*  Investigations Student Math Handbook
in English and/or Spanish
*  Online Activities in English and Spanish (supplemental activities to meet SOLs)
*  Resource Masters in English and Spanish (from the Teacher Resource Binder)
*  Transparency Masters in English and Spanish (in the Teacher Resource Binder)
*  The ability to send notices to students and parents

Directions for accessing and using Pearson SuccessNet
Contact the Math Office if you do not have a copy of the pass codes needed to complete the registration. Note: You must be a PWCS teacher in order to receive these codes.

Success Tracker:
Success Tracker is a part of SuccessNet that allows teacher to use online tests or create their own. Reports are automatically generated. Teachers need a SuccessNet account before using this feature. Download this tutorial to help you get started.

Interactive Instructional  Resources
(available on the PWCS Intranet)
* SMARTBoard and Promethean Board files were created or compiled by Teacher Focus Groups (K-4) over the summer (2009).
These files are organized by unit.
* Interactive Web sites were also compiled by Teacher Focus Groups
and organized by unit.

Useful Online Tools
 
Illuminations: Dynamic Paper
Need a number line that goes from 0 to 1 by tenths? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet. Note: Illuminations has 104 online activities available. Use the navigation bar at the top of this page to see  other wonderful applets and lessons available at this site.

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Other Resources

Related Children's Literature Consumable Materials List
Family Letters and Game Cards Components of Investigations
Manipulative Kit Inventory

Suggested Supplemental Resources

Supplemental Lessons Provided by Math Office
Supplemental Lessons were revised over the summer (2009) by Teacher Focus Groups for every grade level. These lessons are attached to each unit guide. The complete unit guide with the supplements attached can be downloaded from the
 
PWCS Intranet

VA  Department of Education
Enhanced Scope and Sequence (Lesson Plans)
Strategies for Teaching Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students
Vocabulary Terms for K-3

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Elementary School Resources
Navigations Series
Illuminations
(lesson plans and activities)

The following resources were purchased K-5 for every elementary school
by the Office of Mathematics:

Super Source books and CD of lessons (ETA)
 Fundamentals (Origo)

Most of the following resources are available for checkout
from the PWCS Professional Library


Math Solutions / Marilyn Burns
(books, lesson plans, and other resources)
Mathematics... A Way of Thinking  (Baratta-Lorton)
AIMS Education Foundation
Teaching Student Centered Mathematics  (Van de Walle)
Teaching Student Centered Mathematics Blackline masters
(free download)
Practice and Learn with Me
Cover Art for What's Your Strategy?: Children As Constructors, Building Strategies In Math
(Contact Karen Mirkovich or Viki Wilcox for information.)
A book written by PWCS teachers for teachers!

Annotated bibliography related to research on Mathematics Education

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