3rd Grade Curriculum

3rd Grade Curriculum

Reading:

-Analyze base words, prefixes and suffixes

-Use context clues, glossary and dictionary to determine word meaning

-Comprehend a story-problem resolution, character, plot, setting, sequence of events

-Distinguish fiction from non-fiction, realistic fiction from fantasy, biography from autobiography

-Summarize major points from stories and informational texts

-Distinguish cause/effect, fact/opinion

Mathematics:

-Use reasoning ability for problem-solving

-Read, write and order whole numbers to 10,000

-Add, subtract whole numbers in problem-solving situations

-Know basic multiplication and division facts for 0-9

-Tell time to the minute and work with money

-Measure capacity in standard and metric, length, weight, and temperature

Social Studies:

-Describe communities and people in several parts of the world in terms of how they live and how their environment influences how they live

-Understand family life today and how it compares to family life in the past

-Know and locate the continents, oceans, equator, and poles

-Locate features on a map using a legend or key

Language Arts:

-Write personal pieces and be able to revise and edit

-Write complete sentences using appropriate punctuation

-Write 3-4 sentence paragraphs

-Spell basic sight words correctly as well as develop spelling capabilities

Science:

-Know that earth consists of rock, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere

-Understand earth's relationship to the sun, including concepts of heat, light, orbit, rotation and revolution

-Know that animals and plants are made of cells require air, food, water, and proper temperature to survive

-Recognize learning can come from observation and simple experiments

The Common Core Standards — Many states in the U.S. have already adopted the Common Core standards. Visit this site to learn more about what they are and why they are being implemented in so many states.