Parents have a wonderful opportunity to support what happens in the classroom, inspiring their child"s desire to learn. The math skills practiced in the Skill Sharpeners Math series are based on the five strands of the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards: number and operations measurement geometry algebra data analysis and probability Each book in Skill Sharpeners Math contains ten units of grade-appropriate practice to help your child understand and maintain important math skills. After every unit, there is an assessment that tests your child"s understanding of the skills covered. Some questions are presented in standardized test format. Skill Sharpeners Math, Grade 3 provides practice for the following mathematics skills: *read, write, and compare numbers to 10,000 *addition and subtraction facts to 18 *two- and three-digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping *multiplication and division facts to 81 *multipy a two- and three-digit number by a one-digit number with and without regrouping *division with and without remainders *value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollar bills *solve word problems *tell time to the minute *identify fractions-1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 3/4, 2/3, 1/6, 1/8 *read and create graphs *measure to the nearest half inch *geometry-basic shapes, symmetry, perimeter