Welcome to Mathology Grade Three!
Mathology Math Mats Grades 3-4: 44 write-on-wipe-off laminated math mats developed to help support students as they represent, demonstrate and illustrate their understanding of math concepts.
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Acknowledgements
Reviewers
Adams, Tina
School District #22, Vernon, BC
Auger, Marianne
Trillium Lakelands District School Board, ON
Ball, Sandra
Consultant (Retired), BC
Beatty, Ruth
Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, ON
Beleski, Jane
School District #44, North Vancouver, BC
Burden, Lois
Program Specialist (Retired), NL
Cave, Phyllis
Early Years Consultant (Retired), ON
Chamberland, Jennifer
Halton District School Board, ON
Collison, Lisa
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, ON
Cooper, Kate
Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, ON
Cunningham, Sheila
Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division, SK
DiLibero, Ann Marie
District School Board of Niagara, ON
Friesen, Kim
School District #22, Vernon, BC
Gauthier, Liliane
Educational Consultant, SK
Goulden, Wendy
Coordinator of Elementar Programs (Retired), ON
Hartmann, Deborah
Curriculum Coach (Retired), ON
Highet, Maxine
York Catholic District School Board, ON
Johnston, Ted
Math Coach, PEI
LaJambe, Heather
Math Lead, Kakisiwew School, Ochapowace Nation, SK
Lawrence, Patricia
Portage la Prairie School Division, MB
Lee, Megan
School District #22, Vernon, BC
Malo, Sylvia
Mathematics Consultant, AB
McKay, Michelle
Peel District School Board, ON
McTavish, Claire
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, SK
Methot, Kristin
Thames Valley District School Board, ON
Minielly, Heather
Bluewater District School Board, ON
Morgan, Nancy
Elk Island Catholic Schools, AB
Niebergall, Miranda
Parkland School Division, AB
O'Leary, Andrea
Trillium Lakelands District School Board, ON
Pemberton, Kerry
Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education, NS
Simmons, Wilma
Consultant (Retired), ON
Soletsky, Ulana
Mathematics Consultant, Edmonton, AB
Steiner, Lana
Good Spirit School Division, SK
Strangway, Lynn
Toronto District School Board, ON
Taylor, Sarah
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board, ON
Trainor, Patrice
Education Consultant, BC
Upper, Craig
Fort McMurray Public School Division, AB
Vandesande, Debbie
School District #22, Vernon, BC
Varty, Gerry
Mathematics Consultant, AB
Vause, Lyn
Consultant (Retired), ON
Vianzon, Monaliza
Pembina Trails School Division, MB
Webb, Kyle
Regina Catholic Schools, SK
Wiebe, Jerrold
Pembina Trails School Division, MB
Wines, Deborah
Trillium Lakelands District School Board, ON
Witz, Leah
Independent School, ON
Pearson wishes to thank the following sources for illustrations, photos, and other materials used in the Grade 3 Mathology. Care has been taken to determine and locate ownership of copyright material. We will gladly receive information enabling us to correct any errors or omissions in credits.
Illustrations and Photos
Classroom Activity Kit
OVERVIEW
Sam Edwards/Caia Image/Age fotostock
MLB Calla’s Jingle Dress: Cindy Revell
MLB Planting Seeds: Joanna Czernichowska
STUDENT CARDS
Number
Composure: Student Cards 1A, 1B, 4A, 4B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 12A, 12B, 18A, 18B
Viviana Garofoli: Student Cards 2A, 2B
Christine Battuz: Student Cards 3A, 3B
Holly Cooper: Student Cards 5A, 5B
Diego Vaisberg: Student Cards 6A, 6B
Anni Betts: Student Cards 7A, 7B
Anthony Lewis: Student Card 10
Cindy Revell: Student Cards 11A, 11B
Sachiko Yoshikawa: Student Cards 11C, 11D
Colleen Madden: Student Cards 13A, 13B
Joe Taylor: Student Card 14A
Tracy Sabin: Student Card 14B
Javier Joaquin: Student Cards 15A, 15B
Mattia Cerato: Student Cards 16A, 16B
Jon Stuart: Student Cards 17A, 17B
Mark Ruffle: Student Cards 19A, 19B
Student Card 1A (background, speed sign, cake, gift bag, jersey, house, public bus): Ilina93/Shutterstock; Lester Balajadia/Shutterstock; Alessandro Garofalo/Newscom; worker/Shutterstock; Roman Gorielov/Alamy; jazzmxx/Shutterstock; Jeff Whyte/Shutterstock
Student Card 1B (background, door, CN Tower, excavator, destination sign, house, book): Ilina93/Shutterstock; K.Decha/Shutterstock; Songquan Deng/Shutterstock; cbphoto/Alamy; ArliftAtoz2205/Shutterstock; jazzmxx/Shutterstock; M-Rackham/Shutterstock
Student Cards 4A, 4B (background): S-F/Shutterstock
Student Cards 9A, 9B (chocolate bar, wooden ruler, battery icon, red bear counter, blue bear counter, green bear counter): PandaStudio/Shutterstock; E-Vector/Shutterstock; Kolonko/Shutterstock; Phil’s Mommy/Shutterstock; Phil’s Mommy/Shutterstock; Phil’s Mommy/Shutterstock
Student Card 12A (background, yellow sticky notes, pins): Texturis/Shutterstock; VolodymyrSanych/Shutterstock; Lyudmyla Kharlamova/Shutterstock and Zurbanov Alexei/Shutterstock
Student Card 12B (background, blue sticky notes, pins): Texturis/Shutterstock; W. Phokin/Shutterstock; Lyudmyla Kharlamova/Shutterstock and Zurbanov Alexei/Shutterstock
Student Cards 13A, 13B (footsteps): Wiktoria Matynia/Shutterstock
Student Card 14A (headphones, sound system, laptop, CFL lightbulb): dantess/Shutterstock; CapturePB/Shutterstock; ittoilmatar/Shutterstock; Wuttichok Panichiwarapun/Shutterstock
Student Cards 15A, 15B (plastic water bottle, bandage): DenisMArt/Shutterstock; Copter Pixel/Shutterstock
StudentCards 18A, 18B (peanut butter, tuna, cheese slices, bread, raspberries, can of beans, tray of yogurt, pasta, cereal box, orange juice, ice cream, bananas, carrots, milk): Africa Studio/Shutterstock; Kitch Bain/Shutterstock; The_Pixel/Shutterstock; Ratikova/Shutterstock; JeniFoto/Shutterstock; Arvind Balaraman/Shutterstock; Fotofermer/Shutterstock; Gulyash/Shutterstock;
Gts/Shutterstock; s-ts/Shutterstock; vita pakhai/Shutterstock; Maks Narodenko/Shutterstock; LorenzoArcobasso/Shutterstock; s-ts/Shutterstock
Student Cards 19A, 19B (background): arigato/Shutterstock
Patterning and Algebra
John Kurtz: Student Cards 20A, 20B
Composure: Student Cards 21A, 21B, 22A, 22B
Student Card 22A (purple star-shaped button, blue triangle-shaped button, dark purple star-shaped button, uppercase X and uppercase Y balloons, lowercase y balloon): monemi/Shutterstock; Richard Peterson/Shutterstock; monemi/Shutterstock; Brilliantist Studio/Shutterstock; WhiteBarbie/Shutterstock
Student Card 22B (red square plate, buttons): little birdie/Shutterstock; Picsfive/Shutterstock
Measurement
Steve Bjorkman: Student Cards 23A, 23B
Fabiana Faiallo: Student Cards 24A, 24B
Composure: Student Cards 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D
Geometry
Composure: Student Cards 26A, 26B, 27A, 27B
Christos Skaltsas: Student Cards 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D
Valentina Belloni: Student Cards 29A, 29B
Student Cards 27A, 27B (wooden picture frame): TR STOK/Shutterstock
Data Management and Probability
Mattia Cerato: Student Card 30
Composure: Student Cards 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B
Student Cards 31A, 31B (background): stockcreations/Shutterstock
Math Mats
Illustrations by Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi © Pearson Education Math Mat 34: Coin images © 2021 Royal Canadian Mint - All rights reserved. Bill images reproduced with the permission of the Bank of Canada.
Mathology.ca
LESSONS
Illustrations by Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi, John Kurtz Coin images © 2021 Royal Canadian Mint - All rights reserved. Bill images reproduced with the permission of the Bank of Canada.
Number
Lesson 1 (photos in ‘Before’): Adam Borg/Shutterstock; RuskaPixs/Shutterstock; DSO Media/Shutterstock
Lesson 4 (photos in ‘Before’): JayTee88/Shutterstock; Imran Khan Photography/Shutterstock; ermess/Shutterstock
Lesson 5 (photos in ‘Before’ and ‘Working on It’): Laura Watson; Gucio_55/Shutterstock
Lesson 9 (photo in ‘Before’): Tom Barrett
Lesson 11 (photo in ‘Extension Mini-Lesson’): Dave Whamond
Lesson 25 (photo in ‘Before’): 32 pixels/Shutterstock
Lesson 27 (photo in ‘Before’): Mark Sykes/Alamy Stock Photo
Lesson 37 (photos in ‘Before’): Yuliyan Velchev/Shutterstock; robertindiana/Shutterstock; panuwat phimpha/Shutterstock
Patterning and Algebra
Lesson 1 (photo in ‘Before’): Leanne Franson
Lesson 3 (photo in ‘Before’): pd studio/Shutterstock
Measurement
Lesson 1 (photos in ‘Word Wall’): Nerthuz/Shutterstock; vvoe/Shutterstock
Lesson 6 (photo in ‘Working on It’): Maria Trevino
Geometry
Lesson 4 (photos in ‘Before’): VanoVasaio/Shutterstock; Maria Dryfhout/Shutterstock; Tashatuvango/Shutterstock; anmbph/Shutterstock; EHStockphoto/Shutterstock
Lesson 5 (photo in ‘Consolidation’): Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock
Lesson 7 (photos in ‘Before’): Shutterstock
Lesson 8 (photos in ‘Before’): Potapov Alexander/Shutterstock; Danita Delimont/Alamy Stock Photo; studiovin/Shutterstock
Lesson 11 (photos in ‘Before’): Chris Hil/Shutterstock; Elly Godfroy/Shutterstock
Lesson 12 (photos in ‘Consolidation’ and ‘Extension Mini-Lesson’): Slanapotam/Shutterstock; catastrophe_OL/Shutterstock; designium/Shutterstock; © Anders Hingel/Saatchi Gallery
Lesson 20 (photos in ‘Before’): pavels/Shutterstock; donatas1205/Shutterstock; Erhan Inga/Shutterstock
Lesson 21 (photo in ‘Before’): Art by Isla Townsend-Rahman
REPRODUCIBLES
Illustrations by Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi
Number
Master 23: Fat Jackey/Shutterstock; Fat Jackey/Shutterstock; Steve White; Fat Jackey/Shutterstock; Richard Brown/Alamy Stock Photo; Fat Jackey/Shutterstock
Geometry
Master 52: Cernecka Natalja/Shutterstock
Master 57: MK studio/Shutterstock; Cipariss/Shutterstock; mayakova/Shutterstock
Master 69: Olga Miltsova/Shutterstock
Master 72: Art by Isla Townsend-Rahman
PRACTICE, EXIT TICKET, AND SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
Illustrations by Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi, John Kurtz Coin images © 2021 Royal Canadian Mint - All rights
reserved.
Number
Lesson 1 (photo in ‘Practice’): pockygallery/Shutterstock
Technical Art
Math Mats
Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi
Mathology.ca
LESSONS
Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi, John Kurtz
REPRODUCIBLES
Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi
PRACTICE, EXIT TICKET, AND SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
Giovanni Giorgi Pierfranceschi, John Kurtz
Authors
Tara Flynn is an educator, researcher, author, and editor. As Research Director of Dr. Cathy Bruce’s research program (Trent Math Education Research Collective), Tara has been honoured to work with hundreds of dedicated and innovative educators investigating the teaching and learning of mathematics, particularly in the areas of spatial reasoning and fractions. This collaborative approach to research has led to contributions such as the Ontario Ministry of Education document Paying Attention to Spatial Reasoning (co-author), the Pearson resource Taking Shape: Activities to Develop Geometric and Spatial Thinking, Grades K–2 (co-author and editorial project manager), and the ETFO resource Learning Through Teacher Research: A Guidebook for your Action Research Journey (principal author). A 3rd generation educator, Tara strongly believes in public education and in the meaningful involvement of educators in research, so that outcomes of that work both reflect and support the infinitely complex world of the classroom.
Jennifer Carter is the District Numeracy Coordinator for Vernon School District in British Columbia. She has teaching experience across the elementary grades, including 15 years in Grades 1–3. Jennifer is an executive member of the British Columbia Association of Math Teachers (BCAMT), a member of the BC Numeracy Network, chairperson for the Interior Numeracy Network, and an Adjunct Professor for the University of British Columbia (UBCO).
Larysa Luciw has been a teacher for the Edmonton Catholic School Board for the past 15 years. She has taught Grades 1, 2, and 3 and is currently entering her 9th year as a kindergarten teacher. She spent 10 years at St. Francis of Assisi, a Nehiyaw Pimatisiwin Cree Language and Culture Program school. Larysa believes that every child can be successful when relationships are made that help bring out the talents and interests of the students.
Keely Martin has worked for the District School Board of Niagara for 12 years as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, and most recently as a learning resource teacher. She is passionate about her role as an instructional leader, supporting teachers with the development of engaging lessons that utilize research-based instruction and meet the needs of diverse learners. As a creative and caring educator, she enjoys learning alongside her colleagues and students, using their unique abilities as mathematicians to further understand how math relates to the world around us.
Ann Pigeon has been an educator for 27 years. She has had the privilege to work in a variety of roles including: Learning Coordinator for Mathematics, which gave her the opportunity to be in countless mathematics classrooms, working with dedicated teachers through collaborative inquiry; Student Achievement Officer with the Ontario Ministry of Education, facilitating math professional learning at the provincial, regional, and school level; and classroom teacher, where she shares her love of teaching mathematics with students and colleagues.
In 2016, Ann was honoured to receive the Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association (OMCA) Award for Excellence and Innovation in Mathematics Education. She completed her master’s degree in Education at the University of Western Ontario, where she became interested in part-whole relationships and the development of students’ understanding of the operations. She has recently been involved with researching the teaching and learning of fractions through fair sharing. Ann is a proud mother of two amazing boys.
Jonathan So is a proud teacher for the Peel District School Board in Ontario. He has taught Grades 2–8 and is currently a Grade 4 teacher. Jonathan always looks to promote creativity and exploration in his family, students, and colleagues. He completed a master’s degree in Education, focusing on how his questions impacted students’ learning of part-whole relationships in fractions. Jonathan’s interests lie in math, assessment, and technology, and he is passionate about inquiry and the endless possibilities it has for students. Jonathan is a TEDx speaker who has presented at various workshops across Canada. He is a proud parent of 3 wonderful young children, an avid runner, and a lover of bow ties.
Erik Teather has had the opportunity to work in Ontario elementary mathematics education for close to 20 years. His various roles have included classroom teacher, math coach, and consultant. Erik has also served as President of the Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association (OMCA), and has recently taught additional qualification courses for the Ontario College of Teachers. He continues to be excited about working with students and educators as they look for the mathematics in their world in ways that help them reason and make sense of the mathematics they are learning.
Wendy Weight has worked in education in Manitoba for over 40 years as a classroom teacher, support services teacher, and as an Early Years divisional consultant focused on improving literacy and numeracy achievement in grades K–4. She has facilitated a wide variety of Early Years numeracy workshops including First Steps in Math Professional Development. Wendy has a strong belief that when teachers understand the conceptual ideas behind the mathematics, can observe and probe for what students know, and have a repertoire of robust learning activities, student learning in mathematics will strengthen dramatically.
Heather Jelley worked for the York Region District School Board for 31 years before recently retiring. As an early primary classroom teacher, Heather engaged in many leadership opportunities to collaborate with educators, including being a Learning at School Classroom, literacy coach, and math coach. Her last 4 years with the board were spent working as a Math/Early Years consultant. Over the span of her career, Heather was fortunate to engage in incredible professional learning with well-known researchers/authors in the areas of literacy, oral language, and mathematics. She strongly believes that all students are capable and competent when given the time and opportunity to show what they know. She believes in the power of educators developing understanding of oral language and its connections to math learning, specifically learning how to encourage student voice.
Shelley Yearley
After 8 years as a Provincial Lead of Mathematics on assignment with the Council of Ontario Directors of Education (CODE), Shelley has returned to the classroom teaching mathematics in Trillium Lakelands DSB. While on assignment, the key project within her portfolio was the action research led by Dr. Cathy Bruce of Trent University that focused on the teaching and learning of fractions. This work, a partnership between CODE, Trent University, and the Ontario Ministry of Education, involved students and educators from K–12 classrooms in several Ontario district school boards. Shelley also played a role in the development of numerous resources and professional learning supports for K–12 educators, including the Paying Attention to… series and the provincial GAINS Math CAMPPPs. Shelley has served on a number of committees, including NCTM’s Educational Materials Committee (2014–2017), Action Research Network of the Americas Executive Committee (2009–2014), Ontario Ministry of Education Connecting Practice and Research — Mathematics Advisory Panel (2007–2010), and as an executive member of the Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association (2002–2006). Educators’ passion for learning and desire for quality research-based educational tasks inspires Shelley to continue to support an increased alignment between research and classroom practice.
Maureen Postnikoff has been an educator with the Kootenay-Columbia School District in British Columbia for over 25 years. During this time, she has taken on many roles and responsibilities at all levels within her district. Maureen’s career began as a teacher-on-call, math tutor and coach, then evolved into teaching math at the high school level for 12 years. In 2007, she completed a master’s degree in Leadership and Curriculum. Wanting to make a difference with students at an earlier age (especially in numeracy) led to a transfer in positions and shift in pedagogy. After 5 years at the elementary level, Maureen took on the role of District Learning Coordinator. She spent 3 years supporting teachers and students with the implementation of the new BC curriculum and serving on various provincial planning and advisory teams. Currently, Maureen can be found back at Fruitvale Elementary School teaching all subjects to enthusiastic Grade 6 and 7 students. Being a lifelong learner, she enjoys travelling all over the world in support of the belief that the best learning occurs by exploring and experiencing for oneself.
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What's Inside?
Grade 3 Activity Kit
- Help teachers deliver rich math lessons with confidence
- Support a range of classroom settings (whole class, small group, and learning centres and on-line teaching)
- Engage students at all levels while building confidence in their math skills
- Help teachers quickly recognize student strategies and identify next steps through practical formative assessments supports
- Move students along a progression of math learning
- Build strong core knowledge of foundational skills throughout the year
**All teachers supports are found in Mathology.ca
Grade 3 Little Books
There are 18 Mathology Little Books at Grade 3. They are great for learning at home and support both Math and Literacy.
Introducing Mathology.ca
A simple, time-saving online planning tool for teachers containing rich math activities and pedagogical supports.
Mathology.ca helps teachers:
- Search for high-quality lessons within Mathology and/or add your own favourite lessons
- Create your own lesson plans or use our weekly and yearly plans
- Teach using Mathology Activity Cards and/or Mathology Little Books, as well as included digital assets and tools
- Assess and track students with a simple-to-use, practical, and powerful assessment tool
- Access short, in-the-moment professional learning videos anytime, anywhere
To learn more about Mathology Grade Three classroom testing and how it is being developed to support Grade Three students and their teachers, please read Dufferin-Peel Grade Three Teacher, Noralee Yarra's story here.
“When the resources arrived, it was like Christmas in a box. There were so many resources. And they’re all designed with a seven-or-eight-year-old in mind; there are pops of color, lots of animals and game-based learning”
Noralee Yarra
Contact For More Information
For more information on Mathology Grade 3, please contact your local Pearson Canada Account Executive here.
