We in Third Grade believe in the ability of each student has the right to a least restrictive environment which will facilitate learning. Exposure to and instruction in all areas are of paramount priority. We strive to guide students as they make connections between subject material and real life across the curriculum. Third graders are required to learn much more information than previous grades. Responsibility for learning is shared by students, teachers, and parents alike. We welcome collaboration with one another, technology, literature, foreign resources, and parents.

Mathematics

• Unit 6 Decimals/Fractions
  • 20 identify tenths thru ten thousands
  • 21 model relative sizes
  • 34 model fractions are parts of whole
  • 35 model & explain a/b: a divided into b parts
  • 36 explain decimal fraction
  • 37 use fractions
  • 38 model & explain +/- fractions
  • 39 solve problems
  • 40 name points on a number line w/decimals & fractions
• Unit 7 Elapsed Time
  • 45 to nearest hour, ½ hour, ¼ hour
• Unit 8 Measurement
  • 46 kilometer and mile
  • 47 inch, ½ inch, millimeter
  • 48 estimate length
  • 49 compare linear measurement
  • 50 meaning of perimeter
  • 51 perimeter = summing sides
  • 52 determine perimeter

Science

• Fossils
• 9 investigate fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago
• 9a investigate fossils by observing authentic fossils or models/replicas
• 9b explain how fossils are formed and uncovered
• 9c construct fossil models
• 9d identify examples of extinct species and how scientists study them
• Heat
• 10 explain how heat is produced and the effects of heating and cooling
• 10a understand that a change in temperature indicates a change in heat
• 10b categorize ways to produce heat energy such as burning, rubbing (friction), and mixing one thing with another
• 10c investigate how insulation affects heating and cooling
• 10d investigate the transfer of heat energy from the sun to various materials
• 10e use thermometers to measure the changes in temperature (hot, warm, cold) of water samples over time

Social Studies

• Skills 1-22
  • 26 describe the four types of productive resources
  • 27 explain that government provides certain types of goods and services in a market economy and pays them through taxes
  • 28 give examples of interdependence and trade and explain how voluntary exchange benefits both parties
• Eleanor Roosevelt
  • 45 discuss the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and her efforts to expand people's rights and freedoms
  • 46 describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with Eleanor Roosevelt
  • 47 describe how Eleanor Roosevelt displayed positive character
• Frederick Douglass
  • 33 discuss the life of Frederick Douglass and his efforts to expand people's rights and freedoms
  • 34 describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with Frederick Douglass
  • 35 describe how Frederick Douglass displayed positive character
• Mary McLeod Bethune
  • 39 discuss the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and her efforts to expand people's rights and freedoms
  • 40 describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with Mary McLeod Bethune
  • 41 describe how Mary McLeod Bethune displayed positive character traits
• Thurgood Marshall
  • 48 discuss the life of Thurgood Marshall and his efforts to expand people's rights and freedoms
  • 49 describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with Thurgood Marshall
  • 50 describe how Thurgood Marshall displayed positive character traits

Language Arts

• Listening/Speaking/Viewing
  • 4 use oral language to persuade Reading
  • 22 make and defend an opinion about a text
  • 24 author's purpose (persuade)
  • 25 First & third person point of view
  • 26 figurative language
  • 28 variety of genres (fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry)
• Word Study
  • 36 identify multiple meanings of words in text
  • 42 metaphors, similes, common idioms, and figurative phrases
• Writing
  • 53 positive, comparative, and superlative adverbs
  • 59 periods to punctuate decimal numbers and abbreviations
  • 60 commas (dates, addresses, and numbers > 999)
• Writing - Persuasive
  • 88 state a clear position/opinion and develop a point of view
  • 89 add supporting details with relevant examples, facts, and anecdotes
  • 90 use appropriate organizational structures to ensure coherence (introduction, body, conclusion) and appropriate formats (speech, brochure, advertisement, movie, and book reviews)