3rd Grade MELP Pacing Guide
2012-2013
Instructional Block 1
Math Expression Big Ideas
General Education Pacing
ELP Pacing
August 22 – September 27
August 22 -- September 18
Instructional Block 1
August 22 – September 27
Part A: Unit 1, Lessons 1- 9
Part B: Unit 1, Lessons 10 – 19
Multiplication and Division with 0-5,
9 and 10
ELP:
Exemplars (ongoing throughout the year)
Problem types (ongoing throughout the
year)
September 19 -- 27
3rd Grade MELP Pacing Guide
2012-2013
Instructional Block 2
Math Expression Big Ideas
General Education Pacing
ELP Pacing
Instructional Block 2
October 1 – December 21
Part A: Unit 2, Lessons 1-15
Multiplication and Division with 6s,
7s, and 8s and Multiply with
Multiples of 10
Part B: Unit 3, Lessons 1-10
Time, Measurement, and Graphs
October 1 – December 21
October 1 – November 20
Length, Capacity, Weight, and Mass
Time and Date
Part C: Unit 3, Lessons 11- 15
Time, Measurement, and Graphs
Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Line Plots
ELP:
Challenge Math- ch. 7, 8, 14, 16(ongoing)
Exemplars- Blueprint, Ms. Guy’s Puppy,
Sandbox for Geoffrey
Arrays and Shares (Investigations)
ME in Measurement (Mcubed)
November 26 – December 21
3rd Grade MELP Pacing Guide
2012-2013
Instructional Block 3
Math Expression Big Ideas
General Education Pacing
ELP Pacing
January 7 – March 8
January 7 – February 15
Instructional Block 3
January 7 - March 8
Part A: Unit 4, Lessons 1-10
Multi-digit Addition and Subtraction
Understanding Place Value and Rounding
Addition/Subtraction Strategies/Group to Add
Part B: Unit 4, Lessons 11- 15
Multi-digit Addition and Subtraction
Ungroup to Subtract
Part C: Unit 5, Lessons 1-11
Write Equations to Solve Word
Problems
ELP:
Unraveling the Mystery of the Moli Stone
(Mcubed)
Roman Numerals
Navigating through Algebra
February 19 -- March 8
3rd Grade MELP Pacing Guide
2012-2013
Instructional Block 4
Math Expression Big Ideas
General Education Pacing
ELP Pacing
March 11 – April 26
March 11 – April 12
Instructional Block 4
March 11 - April 26
Part A: Unit 6, Lessons 1-11
Polygons, Perimeter, and Area
Part B: Unit 7, Lessons 1- 9
Explore Fractions
ELP:
Getting into Shapes (Mcubed)
Exploring Solids and Boxes (Investigations)
Challenge Math
April 15 – April 26