Third Grade Math Basics for Homeschoolers and Websites to Make Learning Fun

When homeschooling we have the freedom to follow our own course or let our children lead and choose what subjects they will learn. There are national education standards however, that you may want to use as a loose guideline. This article lists the subject matter in that guideline and includes links to useful and fun websites that will keep learning fun.

The first things third graders do in math is to review things they have learned in previous years, but at a more difficult level. Students will learn to read and write numbers to 5 places(such a 10,000 = Ten Thousand). Freemathtest.com has an interactive "math test" to help test this skill.

Third grades can learn to round numbers with these rounding numbers games at softschools.com or use these ideas found at mathcats.com They will revisit addition and subtraction facts to 25. The math game madmath, adding to 100 will help reinforce this and then some.

Probably the most important concepts you can teach third grades are multiplication and introductory division. In my own experience, if a child does not learn to multiply strongly, then none of the other subjects will do them a bit of good. Multiplication, addition, and subtraction are the basis for all other forms of higher math. To help your child have fun while learning to multiply, visit gamequarium for games and videos. Also try kidsnumbers.com for a good foundation in learning multiplication.

Once students learn to multiply and basic division, they will be ready to learn simple fractions and equivalents Kidsnumbers.com has a fun game to teach this skill. Funbrain.com also has a fun game called fresh baked fractions.

Basic geometry is also introduced in third grade. Perimeter, area, volume, geometric constructions, similar and congruent figures, and properties of solid figures can be taught with resources from Georgia public broadcasting and apples4theteacher.com.

Another interesting skill is Word problems. Students must be able to turn everyday situations into the appropriate math problem and solve it. Learn these skills with mathplayground.com or this grandslam math game.

Time and measurement can also be taught in third grade. Customary and metric measurement plus telling time down to the minute can be taught through websites such as this Just In Time website, this bedtime bandits game , and these gamequarium games.

Other functions third graders can learn are Roman Numerals with resources found at AAAmath.com, roman numerals and positive and negative numbers that can be taught with these number line ideas found at tulyn.com.

You will also want to teach your third grader about basic charts and graphs. Here is a fun lesson found at eduplace.com.