3rd Grade
Math Problems of the Day
August 2014 – May 2015
3rd Grade Math Calendar
August 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
11
12
13
Add:
13+7=
34+26=
83+17=
14
The Mill Creek
Hawks scored 35
points. They beat
the bulldogs by 20.
How many points
did the Bulldogs
score?
15
How do you check
a subtraction
problem?
18
McKenzie has 10
times as many
cookies as Matt.
Matt has 3
cookies. How
many cookies does
McKenzie have?
19
Write this number in
standard form: 2
thousands, 3 tens
and 8 ones.
20
John paid
$10.00 for a
book. Marcus
paid $14.00.
How much
more did
Marcus pay?
21
300 is ________
times larger than 3.
22
Mark’s dad baked
4 cookie sheets of
cookies. Each
sheet had 10
cookies. How
many cookies
were baked?
25
Subtract:
256-23=
9,032-237=
26
Add:
344+12=
4,092+435=
27
28
2,598
Give the value of the
8. Give the value of
the 2.
How many
hundreds
are in 843?
1,398?
a. 10
b. 100
29
Round 42 to the
nearest ten.
Saturday
3rd Grade Math Calendar
September 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
NO SCHOOL
2
3x0=
132 x 0 =
3
Subtract
873 – 90=
218 – 99 =
4 How many
8
12 + 24 + 35
=
33 + 87 + 22
=
9 Does it
matter which
order you
multiply
numbers ?
10
11Draw a
picture that
describes 3 x 4
12 Tom had 16
15
2x8=
3x3=
4x1=
16
17 Jolene has
18
What day of
the week is
Sept.26th?
twice as many
brothers as sisters.
She has 2 sisters.
How many
brothers does she
have?
John gave his
horse 3 carrots and
an apple each day.
He is shopping for
3 days worth of
treats for his horse.
How many carrots
and apples should
he buy?
19 If you
multiply any
number by
zero, what is
the product?
22 The Hawks
scored 7 points
for each
touchdown.
They made 5
touchdowns.
How many points
did they score?
23
Solve for a
a + 8 = 15
20 – a = 10
4xa=8
24 Mary has cheer
practice 4 days
each week for 2
hours each day.
How many hours
does she practice
each week?
25 A J scored 3
touchdowns in
his game. Each
touchdown is
worth 6 points.
How many points
did AJ score?
26 Write an
equation.
Anna has 18
flowers. She
gave 8 to
Jolene.
29
4x6=
2 x 10 =
30 5x10
31 5 x 100
Which
number is closer
to 8, 614?
A) 8,000
B) 9,000
eggs are in a
dozen?
How many eggs
are in three
dozen?
5
Skip count by
3s to 30.
caps. Joe gave
him more. Tom
now has 23.
How many caps
did Joe give
him?
Saturday
3rd Grade Math Calendar
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
6
2 + 4 = 1 + ___
7 – 3 = 2 + ___
7
What is the value
of the digit 7 in the
number
17, 454?
October 2014
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
1 Jake left his
house at 3:30 for
the ballpark. He
has to be back
home in two
hours. What time
does Jack need to
be home?
2
8
Round this
number to the
nearest tens
place.
93,498 – 2,199 =
5x5=
7x3=
9x4=
10 x 3 =
FRIDAY
3
2,489 + 34,877=
10 Nancy has a
dozen roses. If
she gives away
half of her roses,
how many will
she have left?
24
13 NO SCHOOL
14
I have 3 dozen
donuts. How
many donuts do I
have?
15
Round 4,389 to
the hundreds
place.
16
A bag has 3
yellow balls and 7
red balls. Would it
be certain or
impossible to pull
a green ball from
the bag?
17
4x3=
2x4=
7x7=
6x4=
21
Fall Break
22
Fall Break
23
Fall Break
24
Fall Break
25
Fall Break
27
How many sides
does a hexagon
have?
28
3x5=
5x5=
29
9 x9 =
11 x 7 =
9x2=
8x7=
30 Subtract
546 – 290 =
433- 218 =
31 Name two
objects that are
oval shaped.
SATURDAY
3rd Grade Math Calendar
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
November 2014
WEDNESDAY
3
How many angles
do a triangle and
rectangle have
together?
4
5
762 - 438=
808 - 279=
Write the number
seventy five
thousand, two
hundred and
twenty two.
10
Holiday
Veteran’s Day
11
17
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
6
4x2=
6x2=
8x2=
7
12
2,489 + 34,877=
13
9 x9 =
11 x 7 =
9x2=
8x7=
14
How many sides does a
hexagon have?
18
19
20
21
How many zeros
does the number
seven thousand and
seven have?
5 x 6=
6 x 6=
7 x 6=
What is the place
of the digit 6 in the
number 86,542
What two
numbers come
next in this series:
11,22,33,44, 55,
___,___
267+166=
624+290=
25NO SCHOOL
ALL WEEK
26NO SCHOOL
ALL WEEK
27
NO SCHOOL
ALL WEEK
28
NO SCHOOL
ALL WEEK
29
THANKSGIVIN
G BREAK!!!
THANKSGIVIN
G BREAK!!!
THANKSGIVING
BREAK!!!
THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!
16 minus what
mystery number
equals 8?
THANKSGIVIN
G BREAK!!!
1x8=
10x8=
100x8=
NO SCHOOL ALL WEEK
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
the Day
December 2014
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
2
3
4
5
Identify the shape:
Identify the shape:
Identify the shape:
Identify the shape:
Identify the shape:
8
9
If there are an
average of 30 days
in a month, how
many days are in 10
months?
10
We have three
days left of
school. Each day
has about 8
hours. About how
many hours do we
have left?
11
We have 16 hours
of school left. Each
hour has 60 minutes
in it. How many
minutes of school
do we have left?
12
How many letters
are in the words,
“Have a safe and
very restful winter
break!”?
16Subtract:
1000 - 426 =
1000 - 312 =
1000 - 86 =
17
How many inches
are there in a
foot? How many
inches are there
in 3 feet?
18
Draw a pictograph
of the lunch count
19
If there are 12
months in a year,
how many months
are in 12 years?
15
Solve for the
missing
addend:
23 + 63 = ___ +
23
6 x4 =
10x 9 =
13 x 4 =
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
3rd Grade Math Problems
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
January
2015 SATURDAY
5 Estimate by
rounding each
number to the
nearest 10:
77+24=
62+21=
6
True or False:
A square, rectangle
and triangle are all
considered
quadrilaterals.
7
Draw an array for 4x2
and 2x4. Write each
problem under each
array.
8
Pres. Harrison gave
the longest inaugural
speech of 1 hour 45
minutes. For how
many minutes did he
speak?
9
Write a numeral
expression for the
story. The tree is 5
feet tall. How tall
would it be if it were
three times as tall?
12
Melvin bought a box
of cereal and a gallon
of milk, and each
costs $0.96. Melvin
paid with a $5 bill.
How much change
does he receive?
13
Draw and label the
following: parallel
lines, intersecting
lines, ray, line
segment.
14
A family of 5 wants to
eat lunch at the fair.
Each meal costs
$4.65. How much will
they spend?
15
Draw and label a
right triangle, an
acute triangle, and an
obtuse triangle.
16
What unit of measure
would be most
effective when
measuring the length
of a screwdriver?
19
No School
20
Javier’s age is 5
times Andy’s age.
Andy is 4 years old.
Write a number
sentence to find
Javier’s age.
21
Describe in your own
words, two things
about an obtuse
angle.
22
Round to nearest 10
to estimate:
134 +142 =
456 + 721=
23
9 x9 =
11 x 7 =
9x2=
8x7=
26
27 What number am
There are 2 pies.
One pie has 4 equal
pieces and one pie
has 6 equal pieces.
I? I round to 750 when
rounded to nearest 10.
I round to 700 when
rounded to nearest
28
Find the area of
a square with a
side of 3 feet.
29How many
angles do a
triangle and
rectangle have
30 Round to
nearest 100 to
estimate:
264 + 214=
3rd Grade Math Problems of the Day February 2015
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
4
Five turtles raced.
Tut was faster
than Shell, but
slower than
Snapper. King was
faster than
Snapper, but
slower than Pokey.
Who won?
5 You have 24 red,
blue and green
marbles in a bag.
There are 6 red, 4
green and 14 blue.
Which one would you
“most likely” grab?
Why?
6
1000-264
2
3
Whitney is in the
middle of the line.
There are 8 people in
front of her. How many
people are in line?
Delaware became the
1st state in 1787.
Hawaii was the 50th in
1959. How many years
are there in between?
9
What is the
difference between
541 and 511?
10 A teacher left her
house at 7:30am and
drove 30 minutes to
her sister’s house .
She stayed for 3
hours and then drove
home. What time did
she arrive home?
11
The thermometer
in our room rose 8
degrees between
7am and noon.It
rose another 12
degrees , and at
the end of the day
it was 80 degrees.
What was the
temp at 7:00am?
12 The school bought
27 bookcases for 9
teachers to share.
Write and solve the
number sentence
that shows how
many bookcases
each teacher
received.
13 What number is t
he same as 16 tens?
16
17 NO SCHOOL
18NO SCHOOL
19NO SCHOOL
20NO SCHOOL
24
Can two rectangles
have the same area
and be different
shapes? Explain or
25
A square window
has four lines of
symmetry. Find the
length of each side if
26
What is the
difference between
area and perimeter?
27
2314-154
NO
SCHOOL
23What multiplication
sentence will help you
solve 33 divided by 3?
3x6
3x10
3x3
3x11
SATURDAY
3rd Grade Math Problems of the Day March 2015
3
2
Draw a circle.
Shade ¼ of it red
and ½ of it blue.
Leave the rest
blank.
3
Alice rounded 14,378
to 14,000. To what
place did she round?
4
Write 3 different
fractions that all
equal 1.
5 The Nature Club is
planting 25 more
trees in the spring.
They planted 48 in
the fall. How many
will they plant this
year?
6
There are 106 4th
grades and 98 3rd
graders. How many
more students are in
4th grade than in
3rd?
19
Complete the
following with 3
possible answers.
12 – x > 8
10
There are 4 different
ways to divide a
rectangle into fourths.
Show three different
ways.
111
Jim begins jogging
at 6:45am. He
finishes at 8:00am.
For how long did Jim
jog?
12
Round to the
nearest 10
13
holiday
16
True or False:
½ = 4/8
Draw to explain
17Tell what operation
then solve: One cup
of whole milk has 150
calories. One cup of
skim milk has 65
fewer calories. How
many calories does
skim milk have?
18
Compare with <, >,=
1/2
1/3
19
Jeremiah has a
dozen eggs. He
used 3 to make
muffins. How many
eggs does he have
left?
20
Imagine a box of
cereal. How many
flat surfaces,
vertices, and edges
does it have?
23
Mr. Veng started on
the second floor. He
took the elevator up
7 floors. And then
down 3 floors. On
what floor did he
end?
24
Marcus tore a sheet of
paper in half. Then he
tore each of those in
half again. He did this 2
more times. How many
pieces of paper did he
have?
25
In the fraction ½ what
digit is the numerator
and what digit is the
denominator?
26
Add:
1/3 + 1/3 =
27
Which is bigger 1/3 of
a cookie cake or ½ of a
cookie cake?
30Mom needs 30
minutes to make
meatloaf and 1 hr.
to bake it. Dinner is
at 6:00. When
should she begin
making dinner?
31 compare ½ and 3/6
3/12
1/4
1/5
1/10
7894
3/8 + 2/8 =
3RD Grade Math Problems of the Day
April 2015
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
2
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1What is the
difference
between the
Commutative
Property and
the
Associative
Property?
2Mike bought 4 cans
of tennis balls. Each
can has three balls.
He gave 5 tennis
balls away. How
many tennis balls
does he have left?
NO SCHOOL
7 NO SCHOOL
8NO SCHOOL
9NO SCHOOL
10NO SCHOOL
11NO SCHOOL
13
What shape am I? I
have more than 3
sides. I have more
than 2 lines of
symmetry. I have
fewer than 5
angles.
14
Trisha says that you
can solve 8x9 by
solving 3x9 and then
doubling it. Do you
agree? Explain.
15
In the division
problem 14 divided
by 2 equals 7, what
digit is the
“product”?
16
Look at Sara’s
paper. What two
division sentences
could she have
written instead?
8x3 = 24
3x8 = 24
17
Mr. Nash is the director of
a band with 24 members.
He wants the band to
march in equal rows in the
parade. Each row must
have more than 2
members. Draw this.
20
Mindy can buy
muffins in packages
of 5, 6, or 12. She
needs 18 muffins.
What kinds of
packages should
she buy to have
exactly 18 muffins?
21
How does an array
show division? Use
the problem 20
divided by 4 equals 5
to explain.
22
Fancy Fan
company makes
fans with 4 blades.
They have 28
blades ready to use.
Using all 28 blades,
how many fans can
they make?
23
What has the same
value as
15 x 2
3x3x4
3+5-2
3 x 2 x 10
24 Lisa has a treasure
basket. She has 45
balloons, 18 toy dinosaurs,
27 puppets, 36 crayons, 72
marbles, and 54 stickers.
What is the first person
that goes to the basket
most likely going to pull
out? Least likely?
27 We have been in
school for 145 days. If
there are 160 days in
our school year, how
many days do we
28
Draw a graph to
represent this
information :
29 27 x 3
42 x 4
30 Gisela had $13.
She rec’d $8 more
for her birthday. She
spent $15 on a new
toy. How much
SATURDAY
3rd Grade Math Problems of the Day May 2015
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1 Mr. Samuel
works 40 hours
per week. How
many hours will
he work in 4
weeks? In 12
weeks?
4
How many hundreds
are there in 3,629?
5
Lightning strikes
the earth about
200 times/second.
How many times
will lightning
strike the earth in
one minute?
6 There are 5,280
feet in a mile.
What is the
best estimate
for the
number of
feet in 2
miles?
1,000
10,000
9,000
12,000
7
There are 466
paper clips in a
jar. What is that
number rounded
to the nearest
hundred?
8
There are 365
days in a year.
About how many
days are there in
7 years?
11 Cheryl has a project
due in 3 weeks. Her
teacher said it would
take her 40 hours to
complete. How many
days will she spend on
the project if she
spends 2 hours per
day?
12 A box of
pretzel sticks has
35 pretzels. There
are 8 boys. How
many pretzels will
each boy get?
13 Susan and
Katrina both
collect Disney
pins. Susan has 6
pins and Katrina
has 50. How
many more pins
does Katrina
have than
Susan?
14 Brayden has
37 cups of apples
to make loaves of
bread. If each loaf
takes 6 cups of
apples, how
many loaves can
he make?
15
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