"What is my child learning in third grade?"
Language Arts:
Third graders are developing the strategies to use language. Through writing, speaking, collaborating, and listening, they learn to write and speak with purpose. Students will learn the skills to think deeper, become independent problem solvers, and identify the elements of a story. Vocabulary development is built through phonetic and decoding skills while word analysis is challenged by learning the parts of speech and context clues Reading comprehension is a gigantic element of third grade! This includes: understanding fiction and nonfiction reading selections, identifying main ideas, sequencing events, recalling details, making predictions, drawing inferences, and understanding cause-and-effect relationships.
Writing:
Third graders practice the important steps of the writing process and learn the tools needed to peer edit and give constructive feedback. They will learn to effectively communicate their thoughts for a specific audience. Most importantly, they will learn to write using the three distinct styles: Narrative, Informational, and Persuasive.
Math:
Third graders focus on fact families in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Automatic recall of multiplication facts through the 12's is a goal for us this year! Third graders will learn how to problem solve, read word problems, understand large numbers, break down equivalent fractions and decimals (to the thousandths), study geometry and tell time.
Grit:
What is grit? Grit it perseverance and passion combined. It is a learned discipline and one that we will be discussing a lot in 3rd grade. We will be working on strategies to overcome challenges with the attitude of "we can do hard things!" By tackling obstacles and developing tools to to use when one is feeling stuck, students will become "grittier," lifelong learners.
Curriculum Breakdown:
ELA -- Wonders:
Unit tests occur each Friday and will include spelling words, vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and a written paragraph response.
Spelling and Vocabulary words should be studied at home and are located on my school newsletter that goes home each Monday
Math -- Everyday Mathematics:
Math tests = monthly
Weekly informal quizzes to check understanding and comprehension
Math Task or Grit problems
Writing -- Wonders Writing:
Narrative, Informational, and Persuasive (Opinion) writing.
Students will be expected by the end of the year to write three paragraphs with a thesis and concrete details or evidence from various texts.
OREO Writing! Opinion, reason, evidence from the text, explaining and conclusion
Cursive & Typing- Handwriting/Typing without Tears:
In third grade students learn how to write in cursive.
They will be required to write in cursive in 4th and 5th grade.
During our technology time each week students learn how to use the typing keys and practice their typing fluency through a school-wide typing program. Students may access their account at home and practice from their at home computer as well.
Science - Foss:
Light and Energy, Living Things, and The Sun, Moon, and Stars
Social Studies - History Alive:
Local and United States History