Nebraska 3rd Grade Math Curriculum

Nebraska 3rd Grade Math: Topics and Skills

Nebraska 3rd grade math covers a wide range of skills that set students up for success in 4th grade and beyond. StudyPug provides video lessons and practice problems aligned to Nebraska Mathematics Standards for every topic your child will encounter this year.

Multiplication and Division

One of the biggest leaps in 3rd grade math is learning multiplication and division. Nebraska 3rd graders learn to interpret products of whole numbers, solve word problems using multiplication and division within 100, and apply properties of operations. StudyPug breaks these concepts into short, clear video lessons so students can build confidence one step at a time.

• Interpret products and quotients of whole numbers
• Solve multiplication and division word problems
• Fluently multiply and divide within 100
• Understand division as an unknown-factor problem

Fractions

3rd grade is when Nebraska students first learn fractions as numbers. Topics include understanding unit fractions, representing fractions on a number line, explaining fraction equivalence, and comparing fractions. StudyPug's video lessons walk through each concept with worked examples and practice.

• Understand fractions as parts of a whole
• Represent fractions on a number line
• Compare and explain equivalent fractions

Measurement and Data

Nebraska 3rd graders practice telling time to the nearest minute, measuring liquid volumes and masses, and reading scaled graphs. StudyPug covers every measurement and data topic with step-by-step video explanations.

• Tell and write time to the nearest minute
• Measure liquid volumes and masses using standard units
• Draw and read scaled picture graphs and bar graphs
• Generate measurement data using rulers marked in halves and fourths of an inch

Area and Geometry

Students learn to recognize area as an attribute of plane figures, measure area by counting unit squares, and relate area to multiplication and addition. Geometry topics include identifying shared attributes of shapes and partitioning shapes into equal parts.

• Understand and measure area using unit squares
• Relate area to multiplication and addition
• Solve perimeter problems for polygons
• Partition shapes into equal parts and express each part as a unit fraction

Place Value and Operations

3rd graders in Nebraska also strengthen their number sense by rounding to the nearest 10 or 100, adding and subtracting within 1000, and multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of 10. StudyPug has video lessons for every one of these skills.