Building Blocks of 3rd Grade Math
Building Blocks of 3rd Grade Math is the year-round edge that separates students who passed a unit from students who truly own it.
Starts Tue, Sep 8
10:00 PM UTC · 45m
4 sessions
Alyssa
4.5
Outcomes, not lecture notes.
Master place value for numbers up to the millions, including reading, writing, and comparing numbers in standard, word, and expanded forms
Decompose multi-digit numbers using base-ten block logic to understand exactly what each digit represents
Execute multi-digit addition with regrouping (carrying) accurately and efficiently across two-, three-, and four-digit problems
Solve multi-digit subtraction problems — including subtraction across zeros — using borrowing strategies without errors
Apply mental math techniques to break down addition and subtraction problems quickly without pencil and paper
Analyze word problems to identify the correct operation, extract key information, and solve one- and two-step problems with precision
Use estimation and number sense to check whether answers are reasonable before moving on
Recognize how place value connects to real-world contexts like money and measurement, building intuition that transfers beyond the classroom
Meet Alyssa.
Alyssa
An experienced and versatile educator, Alyssa Elswick brings ten years of teaching expertise to both classroom and online settings. Specializing in elementary education, she designs engaging, standards‑aligned curricula that integrate technology and innovative teaching strategies. Alyssa’s commitment to personalized learning and continuous professional development ensures that every student is supported and inspired to achieve their full potential. A Reading Olympics coach and Beginning Teacher of the Year award-winner, Alyssa teaches for Varsity Tutors and Virtual Virginia.
Building Blocks of 3rd Grade Math is the year-round edge that separates students who passed a unit from students who truly own it. Designed for driven 3rd graders already working through math in school, this class goes deeper on the skills that classmates only surface-level covered — place value through the millions, multi-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping, mental math strategies, and translating word problems into the right operation with confidence. Every session reinforces the foundational concepts that future units, future courses, and standardized tests will test again and again. If you want to walk into every math class knowing the fundamentals cold — not just well enough — this is the class that gets you there.
Live Q&A
Cameras / mics optional
Recordings
Available within 1 hour, kept 90 days
Materials
No special materials required
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