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3rd Grade Numbers Worksheets

13 3rd grade numbers worksheets. Teacher favorites: Skip Counting 4s Carousel Worksheet and Skip Count by Six Worksheet. How teachers use these

3rd Grade Numbers Worksheets

13 3rd grade numbers worksheets. Teacher favorites: Skip Counting 4s Carousel Worksheet and Skip Count by Six Worksheet. How teachers use these

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Counting 4s Carousel Worksheet

This skip counting 4s carousel worksheet has 3rd graders count up and back by fours around a carousel and in two story problems. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Six Worksheet

This skip count by six worksheet gives 3rd grade students practice finding missing numbers in +6 patterns and solving story problems. An answer key is included to make checking quick and easy.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Five Worksheet

This Skip Count by Five worksheet has 3rd graders count on by fives from three-digit numbers and solve story problems, with an answer key included to make checking quick and easy.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Three Worksheet

This skip count by three worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by threes and solve story problems about groups of three. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Nine Worksheet

This skip count by nine worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by nines and solve story problems about groups of nine. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Eight Worksheet

This skip count by eight worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by eights and solve story problems about groups of eight. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Two Worksheet

This skip count by two worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by twos and solve story problems about pairs. An answer key is included, so checking work is quick and easy.

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Worksheet3rd GradeChristmas Skip Counting Worksheet

Practice patterns with this Christmas skip counting worksheet for 3rd grade. Students find the rule, fill in missing numbers, and solve holiday word problems. An answer key is included for quick checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Ten Worksheet

This Skip Count by Ten Worksheet gives 3rd grade students practice counting by 10 from any number within 1000, plus story problems and an answer key that build strong mental math.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Four Worksheet

This skip count by four worksheet has 3rd graders fill in number patterns that count by fours and solve story problems about groups of four. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Count by Seven Worksheet

This skip count by seven worksheet has 3rd graders complete number patterns that count by sevens and solve story problems about equal groups. An answer key makes checking quick.

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Worksheet3rd GradePopcorn Tens Game Activity

UsingPopcorn Tens Game Activity, students create equations and sorts number cards in order to build their number sense skills.

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Worksheet3rd GradeSkip Counting 3s Carousel Worksheet

This skip counting 3s carousel worksheet has 3rd graders count up and back by threes around a carousel and in two story problems. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.

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Bigger numbers, braver mathematicians!

What do 3rd graders learn about numbers?

Third graders get comfortable with numbers into the thousands. They read and write them in standard form, word form and expanded form, like 4,629 = 4,000 + 600 + 20 + 9. They compare numbers with greater than and less than, and they round to the nearest ten or hundred, so 347 rounds to 350 or 300. Skip counting turns into multiplication, which is the big story of the year. The click happens when kids estimate an answer before solving and catch their own mistakes.

Our favorite ways to make numbers stick

Number sense is the foundation for everything in 3rd grade. These moves build it every day.

Show the place value thinking

Write 3,582 and talk through it: "The 5 sits in the hundreds place, so it's worth 500." Then point to each digit and have the class shout its value. A step-by-step lesson on screen is great for kids who need to see it twice.

Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).

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Sing the symbols

Greater than and less than mix kids up all the time. A song about the hungry alligator mouth gives them a hook to grab. Sing it, then flash two numbers and have kids make the mouth with their arms.

Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).

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Number word flash round

Third graders need to spell number words for checks, word problems and tests. Flash a card with "seventy-four" and kids write the digits, then flip it. Two minutes a day and the tricky ones like "forty" finally stick.

Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Make it feel like play

Numbers get a lot more fun with a game attached.

Printable DominoesActivities

Domino compare

Each player flips a domino and reads it as a two-digit number. Bigger number wins both!

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Groups of ten

Bundle objects into tens and count the bundles. It's the bridge from counting to place value.

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Candy heart count

Skip count candy hearts by 2s, 5s and 10s. Sweet practice for multiplication.

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13 Worksheets

Teacher favorites right now: Skip Counting 4s Carousel Worksheet, Skip Count by Six Worksheet and Skip Count by Five Worksheet.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What numbers should a 3rd grader know?

Most 3rd graders work with numbers up to 1,000 and often beyond. They read, write, compare and round these numbers, and use them to multiply and divide.

How do you teach rounding in 3rd grade?

Use a number line. Put 347 between 300 and 400 and ask which one it is closer to. Once kids can see it, the "5 or more, round up" rule makes sense.

How can I practice numbers with my 3rd grader at home?

Read numbers on price tags, addresses and scoreboards out loud. Ask "Which is bigger?" or "What is that rounded to the nearest ten?" Little real-life moments add up fast.

Why does number sense matter in 3rd grade?

Strong number sense helps kids estimate, spot mistakes and learn multiplication faster. It's the base for fractions and bigger math in 4th grade.

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Written by the Have Fun Teaching team of elementary teachers and homeschoolers. Research: Pearson, P. D., & Gallagher, M. C. (1983). The instruction of reading comprehension. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 8(3). Wallace, W. T. (1994). Memory for music: Effect of melody on recall of text. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 20(6). Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving Students' Learning With Effective Learning Techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1).