Enduring Skill(s): Develop an Understanding of Multiplication
GRADE 3
Reference to Standards: 3.0A.1, 3.0A.3, 3.0A.4, 3.0A.5, 3.0A.7, 3.0A.8, 3.OA.9, 3.NBT.3,3.MD.2
Performance level (lowest Performance Level (leading
Performance Level
leading to proficiency):
to proficiency):
(at proficiency):
Novice
No strategy
Apprentice
Solves products within 100
using limited strategies
ineffectively. (ex. Draws a
3x5 dot array, but counts
by 1 to solve.)
Proficient
Solves for products within
100 using equal sized groups,
arrays, and/or area models.
Distinguished
Solve for products within
100 using known facts;
apply and build upon
known facts to solve for a
product.
No knowledge of property
of operations.
Solve a multiplication
problem using a given
property. (commutative,
associative, or distributive)
Solve multiplication
problems correctly choosing
and using one of the
properties of operation or a
combination of properties to
solve a multiplication
problem correctly.
Apply properties of
operations to solve
multiplication problems
outside of 100.
Cannot solve two-step
problems. No strategies
used.
May solve two-step
problems using limited
strategies ineffectively.
Solve two-step problems
using the four operations
when there is an unknown
quantity. Can assess
reasonableness of answers
using various strategies.
Solve two-step problems
using the 4 operations
when there is an unknown
quantity. Can use various
strategies and explain
more than one way to get
a reasonable answer.
Criteria:
Interpret products of
whole numbers within
100.
Criteria:
Use properties of
operations to find
products of whole
numbers.
Criteria:
Solve two step word
problems using
multiplication.
Performance Level
(beyond proficiency):