HPS – Math Vocabulary – Grade 3

Vocabulary lists identify terms that teachers need to use within their instructional sequence and encourage students to utilize when communicating mathematically

Third Grade
Process
Continue vocabulary use from previous years Process
Process

classify difference equal about act it out draw a picture and compensation decimal point
estimate explore far exact find a pattern guess and check equivalent fractions exact number expanded word form
greater than investigate less than logical reasoning make a chart make a list front end hundredths period
minus near not equal make a table operation reasonable place value round short word form
plus rounding sum work backwards write a number sentence tenth variable whole number
trading word form

Numbers and Operations Numbers and Operations Numbers and operations

addend array decimal point addition-addend addition-all together addition-compare adding/subtracting associative associative property
Second Grade

equals fact family multiplication addition-count on
multiplication multiply addition-make a ten
sentence addition-sum
subtraction ten frame divide
sentence division-remainder
times fraction-decimal point
fraction-parts of a set
give change
multiply-factors
multiply-multiplication
multiply-repeated addition
place value-equal
place value-greatest
place value-less than
place value-standard form
subtract-count up
subtract-missing addend
elapsed time
Fourth Grade
addition-doubles addition-fact family basic facts clustering
addition-operation addition-problem solving common denominator
amount combination commutative property compatible number
division-divisor division-quotient composite denominator distributive property
fraction fraction-decimal dividend divisibility rule divisible
fraction-denominator fraction-numerator divisor equivalent fractions factor
fraction-parts of a whole fraction-whole fractions identity improper fractions
multiply-array multiply-estimation in all input inverse operations
multiply-groups of multiply-missing factors mental math mixed numbers multiple
multiply-order of factors multiply-product multiplication/division number and operation
multiply-square number place value-compare numerator output simplest form
place value-expanded form place value-greater than zero property
place value-hundreds place value-least
place value-order place value-ordinal
place value-thousands subtract-count back
subtract-difference subtract-mental math
subtract-regrouping subtract-subtraction

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 HPS – Math Vocabulary – Grade 3
Vocabulary lists identify terms that teachers need to use within their instructional sequence and encourage students to utilize when communicating mathematically

Third Grade
Algebra
Continue vocabulary use from previous years Algebra
Algebra
compose numbers counters counting back algebraic concepts associative property commutative
counting on decompose doubles Algebraic missing number property
numbers formula graphing ordered identity property
doubles minus 1 doubles plus 1 equal groups pairs
equal to fact families graphs input output property of one
missing addend number line secrets of 9 property of zero whole numbers
solve tables
Second Grade

Geometry Geometry Geometry

Fourth Grade
corner distance flip 2-dimensional 3-dimensional acute angle
identical line of symmetry perimeter area endpoint geo board beside circumference diameter
plane figures polygon pyramid line line segment pentagon horizontal intersecting lines obtuse angle
side slide solid figures plane figure quadrilaterals ray open and closed parallel lines perpendicular lines
transformations turn vertical right angle square units symmetric plane point quadrilateral
radius reflection rotation
square pyramid straight angle translation
triangular prism triangular pyramid vertex
Measurement Measurement Measurement
amount area balance scale
centimeter (cm) cup decimeter (dm) degrees Celsius © degrees Fahrenheit (F) feet (ft) base century cubic units
dollar earlier early gallon (gal) kilometer (km) measurement customary units decade gallon
elapsed time foot fourth mile (mi) milliliter (ml) ounce (oz) gram leap year mass
fourths fraction gram (g metric system miles milligram
half half dollar halves milliliter millimeter ounces
height inch (in) kilogram (kg) perimeter tablespoon teaspoon
late later liter (l) ton
meter (m) month pattern
pint (pt) quarter hour schedule
square units third thirds
week weight/mass yard (yd)

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HPS – Math Vocabulary – Grade 3
Vocabulary lists identify terms that teachers need to use within their instructional sequence and encourage students to utilize when communicating mathematically

Third Grade
Statistics
Continue vocabulary use from previous years Statistics
Statistics
about almost data collection certain column equally likely axis double graph graphing
estimation pictograph picture graph grid impossible key line graph median mode
predict survey tally marks less likely missing number most likely more likely range stem-and-leaf
ordered pair outcomes row
tally chart

Patterns Patterns Patterns

above after before guess my rule equivalent ratio graphs number lines
Second Grade

below between digit odd and even patterns percents

Fourth Grade
equivalent even greater than numbers
hundreds less than longer tables unit pricing
odd ones regroup
shorter skip count tens