Curriculum

Social Studies:

  • Citizenship, City
  • Suburban areas and their historical changes,
  • Native Americans,
  • Economics

Science:

  • Life Cycles,
  • Earth Materials,
  • The Story of Matter

Writing:

  • Personal Narratives,
  • Expository (informational) Essays,
  • Persuasive Essays

Reading:

  • Building and using strategies to construct meaning of what was read
  • Expand thinking to answer questions
  • Following a CSIQ structure: Complete Sentence Including Question
  • Must support ideas with evidence from the text
  • Writing is a big part of reading in third grade.

Math:

  • Multiplication and Division
  • Story problems
  • Measurement, money, time
  • Geometry
  • Data & graphing

Homework Expectations

Homework should be completed in PENCIL only. It will be expected to be turned in the next day or date requested. It is expected to be completed at home or it will be completed at recess.

  • Reading should be done every night for 20 minutes
  • Reading assignments will also be sent home occassionally
  • Math will go home on most nights
  • Writing on occassion as needed
  • Weekly ReactionSheets given in Friday folders to be signed by a guradian and returned Monday/Tuesday