3rd Grade Math (Florida B.E.S.T.)
Your Teacher Information Pack for 3rd Grade Math (Florida B.E.S.T.): the standards with their official codes, in our own short summaries, plus tests and official links.
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- State
- Florida
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Source
- Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking)
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20
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The standards (our summaries)
Official Florida codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
MA.3.NSO.1 Understand the place value of four-digit numbers.
- MA.3.NSO.1 Understand the place value of four-digit numbers.
- MA.3.NSO.1.1 Read and write whole numbers from 0 to 10,000 in standard, expanded and word form.
- MA.3.NSO.1.2 Compose and decompose four-digit numbers in multiple ways using thousands, hundreds, tens and ones.
- MA.3.NSO.1.3 Plot, order and compare whole numbers up to 10,000 using a scaled number line and symbols.
- MA.3.NSO.1.4 Round whole numbers from 0 to 1,000 to the nearest 10 or 100.
MA.3.NSO.2 Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers. Build an understanding of multiplication and division operations.
- MA.3.NSO.2 Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers. Build an understanding of multiplication and division operations.
- MA.3.NSO.2.1 Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using a standard algorithm with procedural fluency.
- MA.3.NSO.2.2 Explore multiplying two whole numbers with products up to 144 and related division facts.
- MA.3.NSO.2.3 Multiply a one-digit number by a multiple of 10 (up to 90) or 100 (up to 900) with procedural reliability.
- MA.3.NSO.2.4 Multiply two whole numbers from 0 to 12 and divide using related facts with procedural reliability.
MA.3.FR.1 Understand fractions as numbers and represent fractions.
- MA.3.FR.1 Understand fractions as numbers and represent fractions.
- MA.3.FR.1.1 Represent and interpret unit fractions as one part when a whole is split into n equal parts.
- MA.3.FR.1.2 Represent and interpret fractions m/n, including those greater than one, as repeated unit fractions.
- MA.3.FR.1.3 Read and write fractions, including those greater than one, in standard, numeral-word and word form.
MA.3.FR.2 Order and compare fractions and identify equivalent fractions.
- MA.3.FR.2 Order and compare fractions and identify equivalent fractions.
- MA.3.FR.2.1 Plot, order and compare fractions that share the same numerator or the same denominator.
- MA.3.FR.2.2 Identify equivalent fractions and explain why they are equivalent.
MA.3.AR.1 Solve multiplication and division problems.
- MA.3.AR.1 Solve multiplication and division problems.
- MA.3.AR.1.1 Apply the distributive property and other multiplication properties to find products, naming the properties.
- MA.3.AR.1.2 Solve one- and two-step real-world problems involving any of the four operations with whole numbers.
MA.3.AR.2 Develop an understanding of equality and multiplication and division.
- MA.3.AR.2 Develop an understanding of equality and multiplication and division.
- MA.3.AR.2.1 Restate a division problem as a missing factor problem using the relationship between multiplication and division.
- MA.3.AR.2.2 Determine and explain whether a multiplication or division equation is true or false.
- MA.3.AR.2.3 Find the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation, with the unknown in any position.
MA.3.AR.3 Identify numerical patterns, including multiplicative patterns.
- MA.3.AR.3 Identify numerical patterns, including multiplicative patterns.
- MA.3.AR.3.1 Determine and explain whether a whole number from 1 to 1,000 is even or odd.
- MA.3.AR.3.2 Determine whether a whole number from 1 to 144 is a multiple of a given one-digit number.
- MA.3.AR.3.3 Identify, create and extend numerical patterns, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division patterns.
MA.3.M.1 Measure attributes of objects and solve problems involving measurement.
- MA.3.M.1 Measure attributes of objects and solve problems involving measurement.
- MA.3.M.1.1 Select and use appropriate tools to measure length, liquid volume and temperature.
- MA.3.M.1.2 Solve real-world problems with four operations using whole-number lengths, masses, weights, temperatures or liquid volumes.
MA.3.M.2 Tell and write time and solve problems involving time.
- MA.3.M.2 Tell and write time and solve problems involving time.
- MA.3.M.2.1 Tell and write time to the nearest minute on analog and digital clocks using a.m. and p.m.
- MA.3.M.2.2 Solve one- and two-step real-world problems involving elapsed time.
MA.3.GR.1 Describe and identify relationships between lines and classify quadrilaterals.
- MA.3.GR.1 Describe and identify relationships between lines and classify quadrilaterals.
- MA.3.GR.1.1 Describe and draw points, lines, segments, rays, intersecting, perpendicular and parallel lines, and identify them in figures.
- MA.3.GR.1.2 Identify and draw quadrilaterals based on their defining attributes, including parallelograms, rhombi, rectangles, squares and trapezoids.
- MA.3.GR.1.3 Draw lines of symmetry in two-dimensional figures and identify line-symmetric figures.
MA.3.GR.2 Solve problems involving the perimeter and area of rectangles.
- MA.3.GR.2 Solve problems involving the perimeter and area of rectangles.
- MA.3.GR.2.1 Explore area by covering figures with unit squares and find rectangle areas by counting unit squares.
- MA.3.GR.2.2 Find the area of a whole-number rectangle using a visual model and a multiplication formula.
- MA.3.GR.2.3 Solve mathematical and real-world problems involving perimeter and area of whole-number rectangles.
- MA.3.GR.2.4 Solve problems involving perimeter and area of composite figures made of non-overlapping rectangles.
MA.3.DP.1 Collect, represent and interpret numerical and categorical data.
- MA.3.DP.1 Collect, represent and interpret numerical and categorical data.
- MA.3.DP.1.1 Collect and represent whole-number data using tables, scaled pictographs, scaled bar graphs or line plots.
- MA.3.DP.1.2 Interpret whole-number data in tables, scaled pictographs, circle graphs, scaled bar graphs or line plots by solving one- and two-step problems.
Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning (K–12) (apply to every grade)
Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning Standards (MA.K12.MTR)
- MA.K12.MTR.1.1 Engage persistently in challenging problems, individually and with peers, adjusting methods when stuck.
- MA.K12.MTR.2.1 Show understanding by representing problems several ways: objects, drawings, tables, graphs, and equations.
- MA.K12.MTR.3.1 Complete tasks accurately and efficiently, choosing and adapting methods to fit the context.
- MA.K12.MTR.4.1 Discuss mathematical thinking, communicate clearly, analyze others' reasoning, and justify results.
- MA.K12.MTR.5.1 Use patterns and structure to break down problems and connect new ideas to prior learning.
- MA.K12.MTR.6.1 Check whether solutions are reasonable through estimation, benchmarks, and explained methods.
- MA.K12.MTR.7.1 Apply mathematics to real-world situations through modeling, investigation, and refining methods.
Tests and key dates
State tests for this grade: STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics · FAST Mathematics (Florida, grades 3–8).
Official documents
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Benchmark codes from Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards, Florida Department of Education. Summaries are Classfern's own words, not the official text.
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