Reading Workshop focuses on reading foundational skills with an emphasis on literature and informational text. Comprehension, phonics, word recognition, fluency, and speaking/listening are all elements of our reading workshop. We have adopted the use of the Savaas MyView Curriculum beginning in the 25-26 school year. 

Resource used: Savaas MyView

We have adopted the use of the Savaas MyView Curriculum beginning in the 25-26 school year. 3rd grade students write narrative, informative, and opinion pieces with Ohio's Curriculum Standards framing the lessons. 

Resource used: Savaas MyView

Five core areas of word study have been identified to provide focus for instructional planning and word learning as addressed throughout the year:

1-  Phonological Awareness 

2- Phonics 

3- Word Recognition

4- Visual Strategies  

5- Vocabulary and Word Structure

* These five core areas of word study are emphasized  during daily lessons using 95 Phonics , our district-adopted program.

We have adopted the use of the Savaas MyView Curriculum beginning in the 25-26 school year. 

Resource used: Core 95 Phonics 

Third Graders will focus on exploring the components of various systems and then investigate dynamic and sustainable relationships within systems using scientific inquiry.  Students will learn about the Earth’s resources, matter, forms of energy and behavior, growth and changes of living things.

DCS 3rd Grade Units of Study (aligned with Ohio Standards):

1- Introduction to Matter

2- Earth's Resources: Soil and Rocks

3- Living Things: Life Cycles and Survival

4- Using Earth's Resources

5- Different Forms of Matter and Energy 

The local community serves as the focal point for third grade as students begin to understand how their communities have changed over time and to make comparisons with communities in other places. The study of local history comes alive through the use of artifacts and documents. They also learn how communities are governed and how the local economy is organized.

DCS 3rd Grade Units of Study (aligned with Ohio Standards):

1- We Live and Work in Communities 

2- Community Changes Over Time 

3- Economy of Our Community

*Units of Study will embed concepts related to: 

Geography, History, Economics, and Government