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3rd Grade Math

Empower your child’s mathematical journey with Sylvan’s specialized 3rd grade math tutoring, tailored to deepen understanding, problem-solving skills, and confidence with numbers.

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Sparking moments of discovery and happiness

3rd graders are natural doers, always ready for exciting challenges. It’s natural to want to see your child carry that adventurous spirit into 3rd grade math, particularly if math just isn’t clicking with your child. Our 3rd grade math tutors are experts at making math engaging and exciting, never frustrating. To keep math fun, our tutors use Sylvan’s proven rewards system and cool digital tools to motivate your child to moments of discovery, accomplishment and happiness.

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What they’ll learn

With our 3rd grade math tutoring, your child will learn key math concepts and skills such as:

Addition and Subtraction
Add two-, three- and four-digit numbers with regrouping
Subtract a three- or four-digit number from a four-digit number with regrouping
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Area, Perimeter and Volume
Find a perimeter of a figure using units
Estimate and verify the area of a figure using square units by counting
Develop concept of volume using unit cubes
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Decimals

Our 3rd grade math help also will help your child learn how to:

For a shaded region representing tenths and/or wholes plus tenths
For a shaded region representing hundredths
Relate fractions to decimals
Add or subtract decimals to the hundredths place with the same number of decimal places
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Fractions
Model and write numerical fractions
Compare two fractions with like denominators using greater than, less than or equal to
Compare two fractions with unlike denominators represented by shaded regions
Find a fraction of a number
Add fractions with like denominators
Model and write a mixed number
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Geometry
Identify point, lines, line segments, rays and angles
Identify faces, edges and corners on solid figures
Describe and identify right angles
Recognize transformations of plane figures including slides, flips and turns
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Graphing
Using information from a bar graph
Using information from a picture graph where symbols may represent more than one
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Multiplication and Division
Master the multiplication facts 0-9
Multiply a two- or three-digit number by a one-digit number with and without regrouping
Identify the associative, commutative, identity and zero properties of multiplication
Multiply a one- or two-digit number by two one-digit numbers
Understand that division facts are related to multiplication facts
Develop independence with division facts
Divide a one-digit or two-digit number by a one-digit number with and without a remainder
Divide a three-digit number by a one-digit number with no remainder
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Numbers
Identify the place value of each digit through the hundred thousands
Write numerals in expanded form through the hundred thousands
Write or match word names to numerals through the hundred thousands
Identify the greater or lesser of two numbers through 999,999
Identify the numeral that comes before, between or after
Order numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least
Round two- and three-digit numbers to the nearest ten or hundred
Complete simple number patterns including multiples
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Measurement

Your child will also learn how to select the appropriate metric and customary unit to measure an object or distance.

Length to the nearest millimeter, centimeter, meter, inch, foot or yard
Weight to the nearest gram, kilogram, ounce or pound
Capacity to the nearest liter, cup, pint, quart or gallon
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Problem Solving
Select the appropriate operation and strategy to solve word problems
Solve problems using basic graphs, charts and tables
Learn how to identify relevant and irrelevant information in a word problem
Solve basic, one-step equations
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Time and Money
Combine and identify the value of a collection of coins and bills up to $20.00
Compute and count change up to and including $5.00
Round monetary amounts to the nearest single coin or bill up to $20.00
Compute simple conversions using units of time including seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years
Tell time to the nearest minute
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It’s never too early (or late!) to give your child extra confidence in their math skills. We provide tutoring for students in kindergarten through 12th grade so your child can be supported every step of the way.

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