Grade 3 Curriculum
Literacy Essentials
"Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment." — Irina Bokova
Provincial Curriculum Documents
Curriculum Support Documents
Inclusive Education Policy (2020)
Learning Environments P-6 (2022)
P-2 Oral Language Support (2018)
P-3 Literacy Learning 2020 (2020)
Assessment Documents
Developmental Continuums
Regionally Developed Resources
Reading Resources
SSRCE Reading Guidelines English (2023)
This document provides teachers with information to support reading instruction in P-6. Guidelines for comprehension, fluency, and reading levels by grade are outlined.
Text Levels and Reading Behaviours to Teach (2023)
This document provides information about what text looks like at each level and the reading behaviours to teach at each level.
SSRCE Suggested Phonics Scope and Sequence (2023)
This document was created by cross-referencing the NS Curriculum and UFLI Scope and Sequence. Teachers engaged in daily lessons with UFLI can use the UFLI Scope and Sequence.
Writing Resources
SSRCE Writing Exemplars P-6 (2023)
This document provides teachers with writing samples that meet expectations for each grade level. P-3 exemplars provide examples of writing at a beginning, approaching, meeting, and well-developed level across three genres.
Writing Traits P-12 (2023)
This document maps the expected writing traits across the grade levels based on the NS Curriculum.
Other Resources
UDL Tier 1 Checklist for Teachers (2022)
This checklist is designed to support teachers and instructional leaders as they enhance their Tier 1 practices.
Grade 3 Integrated LA Curriculum Desk Blotter/Poster
The purpose of this resource is to provide teachers with a visual tool to support teaching language arts within an integrated curriculum. Desk blotters/posters are made of a series of 11x17 pages. Once printed, they can be assembled in a way that works best for the teacher.
Classroom Resources provided by SSRCE
PM Writing Big Book Writing Exemplars (Distributed 2021 - 2022)
Teacher's Guide (Distributed 2021 - 2022)
Provincial Literacy Assessment
Nova Scotia Assessment: Literacy in Grade 3: Lessons Learned
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Provincial Assessment Details
In grade 3, the Nova Scotia Assessment: Literacy and Mathematics (and Mathématiques in Grade 3) is administered over 4-days in May. Students in Nova Scotia write Nova Scotia Assessments in grades 3, 6, and 8 and a provincial English exam in grade 10. For more information about provincial assessments and exams go to https://plans.ednet.ns.ca/.
Lessons Learned: For Teachers
This document compiles the data from past Literacy in Grade 3 (L3) assessments in easy-to-read language to help inform literacy instruction. We really think that this is a valuable document for all P-6 teachers; we have used it regularly in unit and lesson planning.
"The Nova Scotia Assessment: Literacy in Grade 3 generates information that is useful in guiding classroom-based instruction and assessment in reading and writing. This document provides an overview of the reading and writing tasks included in the assessment, results from the 2018-2019 Literacy in Grade 3 assessment, and a series of lessons learned for reading and writing. Suggested next steps for classroom instruction and assessment in the form of mini lessons are included for each lesson learned." (pg. 1)
What's included in the document?
3 Reading Lessons with in-depth suggestions for teaching and assessment
4 Writing Lessons with in-depth suggestions for teaching and assessment
21 pages of Appendices that can be used by teachers to support teaching and learning