Curriculum
Click here to familiarize yourself with the Common Core State Standards.
New adoptions:
Units of Study: The Lucy Caulkins Reader's and Writer's Workshop model, also known as Units of Study, is our somewhat new district-wide adopted curriculum for our writing curriculum. Students will be reading and writing consistently every day at school, with the goal of growth. Specifics of your child's accomplishments will be shared at October conferences and throughout the school year.
California Go Math! was adopted in 2017 by CUSD. Each student will have a workbook that will be turned in at the end of each chapter. There will be some pages that are turned in throughout the chapter. Please note that not all pages will be completed. You are free to use whatever is given to you as review with students.
The third grade program will include (but is not limited to) the following:
MATH
Place Value, up to 1,000
Addition & Subtraction, with 3-digit numbers
Multiplication, through 12
Division, through 12
2-D shapes and Geometry
Fractions within a whole
Telling time within the hour
Graphing
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Grammar & Spelling
Cursive
Writing:
-Personal Narrative Stories
-Information chapter books
-Persuasive Speeches and Literary Essays
Reading:
-Main idea and Text Structures
-Character Studies
-Research Clubs
SCIENCE
Energy
Life Sciences-Adaptations
Fossils
Weather and Climate
SOCIAL STUDIES
California Native Americans Past & Present
Our Community Over Time
Local History
-Ohlone
-Pioneers
-Early Cities
-Life 100 Years Ago
Tiger Creek
-3rd Grade Community Simulation
TECHNOLOGY
Authentic Keyboarding Skills
Word Processing
Internet Skills & Safety
iPads
Presentation apps and tools