Using the Counting Songs (Classic Video Collection), students practice skip counting by all of the numbers by singing and counting along to these thirteen videos.
This third grade multiplication and division test practice worksheet gives students twelve multiple-choice problems that mix facts with word problems. Includes a complete answer key — perfect for quick, no-prep review before a quiz or test.
Using the Counting By Fours Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 4s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Fives Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 5s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Threes Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 3s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Sixes Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 6s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Twos Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 2s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Nines Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 9s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Tens Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 10s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Ones Song (Original Music Video), students practice counting by 1s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting Down From Twenty Song (Original Music Video), students practice counting down from 20 by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
A Florida FAST 3rd grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 34 benchmarks, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.
This Blank Multiplication Table Worksheet asks 3rd graders to fill in all 100 products from 0 to 9 on an empty grid, building fact fluency and pattern sense. A completed answer key is included.
Using the Counting By Eights Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 8s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Sevens Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 7s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
This multiplication division fact families worksheet has 3rd graders write two multiplication and two division facts for four number families, plus a word problem. An answer key is included.
Using the Counting By Twelves Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 12s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
Using the Counting By Elevens Song (Original Music Video), students practice skip counting by 11s by singing and counting along to this fun and engaging video!
This Multiplication Bar Graphs Worksheet has 3rd grade students solve six multiplication problems and graph each product on a scaled bar graph. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.
This math graphic organizer worksheet helps 3rd graders map the three numbers of a fact family into all four multiplication and division sentences. Answer key included, so fact fluency practice takes no prep at all.
Groups, arrays, and fact-family fun
Third grade is the big multiplication year! Kids learn that multiplying means equal groups: 4 × 3 is four groups of three. They build arrays, use skip counting, and by the end of the year they should know their facts through 10 × 10 by memory. They also see how multiplication and division are partners: 6 × 7 = 42 means 42 ÷ 7 = 6. The click comes when kids realize they don't have to memorize 100 separate facts, because 3 × 8 and 8 × 3 are the same!
Understanding first, speed second. These moves build both, in that order.
Skip counting is multiplication in disguise. Sing one counting song each morning, and kids soon know that the fifth number in the fours song is 20. Then show them that's 5 × 4!
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCounting By Fours Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Have kids build 3 rows of 6 with counters, then rotate the paper so it's 6 rows of 3. Same total! That one turn cuts the facts kids have to learn almost in half.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withMultiplication WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Give each child a blank multiplication table to fill in over the unit. Then ask: "What do you notice about the nines? The fives?" Partner talk about patterns turns a chart into number sense.
Why it works: using clear, consistent math words out loud is one of the U.S. Department of Education's recommendations for elementary math.
Try it withBlank Multiplication TableWorksheetsOpen it →Fact practice goes down so much easier with a little silliness.
WorksheetsEach house holds three numbers. Kids write all four facts that live inside.
Open Multiplication Division Fact Families Worksheet →
ActivitiesPups go into doghouses in equal groups. It's multiplication's partner in action!
Open Doghouse Division Activity →
VideosPlay a counting song, pause it, and let kids shout the next number before it plays.
Open Counting Songs (Classic Video Collection) →Teacher favorites right now: Counting Songs (Classic Video Collection), Third Grade Multiplication and Division Test Practice Worksheet and Counting By Fours Song (Original Music Video).
By the end of 3rd grade, kids should know all facts from 0 × 0 to 10 × 10 from memory. Many schools also introduce the 11s and 12s. Fluency means answering quickly without counting.
Start with the easiest patterns: 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s. Then 9s and 11s, which have fun tricks. Save 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s and 8s for last, and use the commutative property so kids learn fewer new facts.
Short daily practice works better than long sessions. Five minutes of flash cards, a skip counting song or a quick game every day beats an hour on the weekend. Focus on a few unknown facts at a time.
Arrays show what multiplication means. Rows and columns make equal groups easy to see, and they lead straight into area and the commutative property later in the year.
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