Apologia Exploring Creation with Mathematics Level 3 Student - All-in-One Student Text and Workbook

This is a hands-on and rich introduction to elementary math. Level 3 is for third grade and covers addition and subtraction up to 1000, multiplication, division, fractions, time, weight, data and graphs, and perimeter and area. Each grade level in the series develops math ideas in a deep and well-thought-out way. The lessons are carefully crafted and steadily lead children towards a lasting understanding of mathematics. We also explain concepts in multiple ways – visually and with tactile options.

This product is for the spiral-bound All-in-One Student Text and Workbook and does NOT include the Teaching Guide & Answer Key.


Exploring Creation with Mathematics Level 3 is a homeschool elementary math curriculum from award-winning Apologia. This course is for third grade.

This product is for the spiral-bound All-in-One Student Text and Workbook.

Math is simply another layer of life. It’s so integral to who we are that we often overlook its presence. But math is always there as a foundational fabric that is woven throughout our days.

We use math to number our days and order our lives as we mark the passage of time with math. And as a tool, math enables us to expand our horizons and make life better for ourselves and those we love.

When we truly understand exactly what math is, we see that math isn’t an elementary homeschool curriculum. So why do we need a curriculum? We need to know and teach our children how numbers work together. Apologia’s math curriculum helps parents do this.

A properly structured homeschool elementary math curriculum helps us pass this knowledge on to our children and grandchildren. The goal of homeschool math is to clarify the connections and relationships between math and life in an age-appropriate manner.

Your elementary school child should never be asking, “Why do I have to learn this?” A well-designed elementary homeschool math curriculum will make the connections for your child. Parents love this curriculum:

Exploring Creation with Mathematics, Level 3, All-in-One Student Text and Workbook

This course is a rich introduction to elementary math. Level 3 covers:
- Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Fractions
- Time, Weight
- Data and Graphs
- Perimeter, Area

The Exploring Creation with Mathematics series utilizes a mastery approach with lots of review. The author, Kathryn Gomes, connects the topics using a built-in review with the skills practice sections. Hands-on projects introduce and reinforce concepts in a deeper way.

The author moves through the material following a specific progression and 4-step approach. Each lesson utilizes problems and projects and begins with a tangible presentation, then moves through a pictorial presentation of the concept, followed by an abstract presentation, and finishes with an application activity. The projects apply math to the student’s life to foster an appreciation for math and help them look forward to doing math every day.
5 Key Components of Apologia Math for Elementary Grades

Plenty of Skills Practice
Each day, Exploring Creation with Mathematics has the student spend 5-10 minutes reviewing a previously-learned skill. We provide relevant options for the parent and student to consider based on their needs.

At the elementary level, a sizeable part of the content is math facts that must be memorized. In addition to the daily lessons, students are also assigned skills practice for each day. Games and activities that are easy to set up are listed in the Teaching Guide and Answer Key. These practice sessions ensure that students remain well prepared and confident with their current knowledge when learning to incorporate new concepts.

Christian Connections
While learning math for the sake of math is admirable, Apologia believes that you shouldn’t study math to pass a test, excel in a school subject, or even advance a career. The true purpose behind mathematics is to learn more about the God who created it. Math is a part of Creation and as such it mirrors aspects of God. We can witness His beauty, faithfulness, and love as we study numbers. Each unit within the Exploring Creation with Mathematics series helps students make these connections as it opens with “Seeing Our Creator” sections that connect the student with the mathematical journey they are beginning.

Fun and Engaging
If you associate numbers with pages of equations, you haven’t looked at an Apologia Exploring Creation with Mathematics title. Combining color, photos, hands-on activities, engaging projects, and plenty of games, each lesson’s design presents math as an accessible and exciting subject. Let’s take a peek into these books.

The lesson layout in Levels 1 through 3 and the carefully crafted activities present math as an accessible and exciting subject. Each Exploring Creation with Mathematics course will take your child through a solid and thorough year of math.

Each unit in Exploring Creation with Mathematics culminates in end-of-the-unit projects that reinforce the math the student has learned through real-world scenarios.

We build up to complex concepts gradually, with just enough challenge each day.

Ease of Use
The structure of Exploring Creation with Mathematics, Levels 1, 2, and 3 is designed with maximum flexibility so that families can adjust the assignments as necessary and still succeed. Each day, students complete the lesson and skills practice listed on the daily schedule found in the accompanying Teaching Guide and Answer Key. Parents can check their student’s answers easily with the thumbnail images of each worksheet. The answers are clearly visible for ease of use.

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Placement Guide