Grade 3 Curriculum

   Reading  

   Language Arts 

§         Increase independent use of process writing to write for a variety of purposes.

§         To tell stories using personal narratives.

§         To inform or persuade, using structured paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details.

§         To respond to literature.

§         To create short poems and fictional stories.

§         To respond via letters.

§         Form cursive letters and maintain spacing between letters.

§         Learn assigned spelling words at instructional level.

§         Be introduced to dictionary and glossary skills and the use of the Franklin Speller.

§         Give clear and concise oral directions.

§         Perform tasks using auditory memory skills.

§         Give oral current event and book reports.

§         Effectively use library reference materials.

§         Formulate questions for research and gather, analyze, organize, and present information in a short report.

§         Write to a narrative prompt.

  Mathematics

§         Count by 10s, 100s, and 1000s.

§         Apply place value concepts in 4-digit numbers.

§         Find equivalent names for numbers.

§         Read, write, and compare whole numbers up to 5 digits.

§         Understand the meaning of fractions.

§         Find equivalent fractions for given fractions.

§         Solve addition/subtraction multi-digit number stories.

§         Add/subtract multi-digit numbers.

§         Understand the concepts of multiplication as arrays and fact families for 0, 1, 2, 5 and 10.

§         Solve equal grouping and equal sharing number stories.

§         Find patterns in multiples of 10, 100, and 1000.

§         Calculate values of combinations of bills and coins; write total in dollar and cents notation.

§         Measure to the nearest centimeter and ¼ inch, foot, and yard.

§         Identify basic equivalencies for linear measurement.

§         Tell time to the nearest minute.

§         Use the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scale.

§         Identify and use number patterns to solve problems.

§         Apply and explain problem solving strategies.

§         Understand and use the language of probability.

§         Use fractions to record probabilities of events.

§         Identify right angles, polygons, and lines of symmetry.

  Science

§         Differentiate between stars and planets.

§         Identify the planets and their locations in the solar system.

§         Explain the terms “rotation and revolution.”

§         Describe the important effects of the sun on the earth, moon, and other planets.

§         Plan the environment and observe the metamorphosis of a butterfly from its larva state.

§         Identify the characteristics of insects and their importance in the earth’s ecology.

§         Identify six simple machines.

§         Explain how simple machines make work easier.

§         Find the simple machines that are in a compound machine.

§         Construct a compound machine.

  Social Studies

§         Describe the cultures of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome as roots of Western culture.

§         Compare the representational governments of Ancient Rome and the United States.

§         Identify the three major strands of the United States government.

§         Discuss differences among class groups in ancient civilizations.

§         Analyze the relationship of geography to the economic and social development of cultures.

§         Identify hemispheres and major latitudes and longitudes.

§         Recognize different types of bodies of water.

§         Identify barter, trade, and opportunity costs.

§         Use problem-solving techniques to resolve social problems in the classroom.

§         Discuss current events throughout the year.

  Health

§         Increase self-esteem.

§         Discuss the difference between safe use and abuse of drugs.

§         Discuss diseases.

  Phys Ed

The Physically Educated Person:

§         Has learned skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities.

§         Is physically fit.

§         Does participate regularly in physical activity.

§         Knows the implications of and benefits from involvement in physical activity.

§         Values physical activity and its contribution to a healthful lifestyle.

  Library

§         Locate appropriate materials in all library collections.

§         Use appropriate reference sources, both print and electronic.

§         Collect, evaluate, and organize information.

§         Research and report on a topic. Write a simple bibliography.

§         Use the electronic catalog to locate materials.

§         Demonstrate appropriate behavior with print and electronic resources.

§         Enjoy fiction and non-fiction by a variety of authors and illustrators.

  Art

§         Identify two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional forms.

§         Identify light vs. dark values in artworks.

§         Create an object that has a specific purpose.

§         Use warm and cool colors, values, and form to express ideas.

§         Apply various value producing techniques to achieve desired results in a drawing.

§         Develop refined craftsmanship skills to create a clay object.

§         Propose how an artwork or an artifact would have to be altered in order to look new.

§         Differentiate among the artworks of the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.

§         Make objective and subjective statements about a work of art.

  Music

§         Recognize and sing melodic patterns.

§         Perform rhythms that include dotted half note and sixteenth notes.

§         Awareness of treble clef and letter names of notes in the treble staff.

§         Perform canon clapping, echo singing and singing in rounds.

§         Experience musical concepts through song games and playing of instruments.

§         Awareness of triple meter.

§         Introduction of music software.

§         Perform advanced rhythmic ostinatos.