3rd Grade Math (Arizona Mathematics Standards)
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- State
- Arizona
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Standards
- Arizona Mathematics Standards
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
Arizona's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA)
- 3.OA.A.1 Interpret a product such as 5 × 7 as the total in 5 equal groups of 7, and describe situations that match.
- 3.OA.A.2 Interpret a quotient such as 56 ÷ 8 as the size of each share or as the number of equal shares.
- 3.OA.A.3 Solve multiplication and division word problems within 100 about equal groups, arrays and measurements, using drawings and equations.
- 3.OA.A.4 Work out the missing number in a multiply or divide equation such as 8 × ? = 48.
- 3.OA.B.5 Use properties of operations (commutative, associative, distributive) as strategies to multiply and divide.
- 3.OA.B.6 See division as finding an unknown factor (e.g. 32 ÷ 8 by asking what times 8 makes 32).
- 3.OA.C.7 Multiply and divide within 100 fluently, with facts through 10 × 10. (being checked)
- 3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step word problems with all four operations and write equations with a letter for the unknown.
- 3.OA.D.9 Find patterns in arithmetic, such as in addition and multiplication tables, and explain them using properties of operations.
- 3.OA.D.10 Check whether answers are reasonable using mental math and estimation, including rounding. (being checked)
Number and Operations in Base Ten (NBT)
Number and Operations—Fractions (NF)
- 3.NF.A.1 Understand 1/b as one of b equal parts of a whole and a/b as a such parts.
- 3.NF.A.2 Understand fractions as numbers on the number line, including fractions greater than 1.
- 3.NF.A.3 Explain equivalent fractions in simple cases and compare fractions by reasoning about size.
- a. Know two fractions are equivalent if they are the same size or at the same point on a number line.
- b. Recognize and make simple equivalent fractions and explain why they are equal, e.g. with a model.
- c. Write whole numbers as fractions and spot fractions equal to whole numbers (e.g. 3 = 3/1, 4/4 = 1).
- d. Compare fractions that share a numerator or a denominator, for the same whole, and record with >, = or <.
Measurement and Data (MD)
- 3.MD.A.1 Read and write clock times to the minute and solve word problems about time and money.
- 3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses in grams, kilograms and liters and solve one-step word problems with them.
- 3.MD.B.3 Draw scaled picture and bar graphs and answer one- and two-step "how many more or fewer" questions from them.
- 3.MD.B.4 Measure lengths to the half and quarter inch and show the data on a line plot.
- 3.MD.C.5 Recognize area as a property of flat shapes and understand how area is measured.
- 3.MD.C.6 Measure area by counting unit squares (square cm, m, in, ft or improvised units).
- 3.MD.C.7 Connect area to multiplication and addition.
- a. Find a rectangle's area by tiling and show it equals the product of the side lengths.
- b. Multiply side lengths to find rectangle areas in real-world and math problems.
- c. Use tiling and area models to show the distributive property: a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c.
- d. Find the area of rectilinear shapes by splitting them into rectangles and adding the areas.
- 3.MD.C.8 Solve perimeter problems for polygons, including unknown side lengths, and compare rectangles with equal perimeter or equal area. (being checked)
Geometry (G)
Standards for Mathematical Practice (apply to every grade)
Standards for Mathematical Practice
- MP.1 Make sense of problems and keep going until they are solved. (being checked)
- MP.2 Reason with quantities both abstractly (symbols) and in context.
- MP.3 Build sound arguments and evaluate the reasoning of others.
- MP.4 Use mathematics to model real situations.
- MP.5 Choose and use tools wisely.
- MP.6 Be precise in language, symbols, units and calculation.
- MP.7 Look for structure and use it.
- MP.8 Notice repeated reasoning and turn it into general methods.
Tests and key dates
- AASA (Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment) – ELA and math
- ACT Aspire (grade 9) and ACT (grade 11) – state high school assessments
Check the Arizona Department of Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates (we have not yet confirmed every detail above on the official site).
Official documents
- azed.gov: Math Grade 3 Final 2025
- azed.gov: mathematics standards
- azed.gov: english language arts standards
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Standards codes from the Arizona Mathematics Standards (Arizona Department of Education, adopted December 2016). Summaries are Classfern's own words, not the official text – read the official wording: https://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/k-12standards/mathematics-standards
Codes are facts; the descriptions are our own short summaries, not the official text. Always check the official document.
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