What we are learning

Third graders will use the HMH Into Reading program where we focus on 3 foundational skills (build/connect/grow). 

For specific 3rd grade learning targets, please feel free to contact me. 

In third grade, students continue to develop their writing skills by learning to communicate their ideas clearly and confidently in both handwritten and digital formats. Our writing instruction incorporates two important tools: Cursive Handwriting Without Tears and TypingClub.

Together, these programs help students build the foundational skills they need to become fluent, independent writers.

In 3rd grade, students will develop an understanding of mathematical concepts theought the researched-baked curriculum, Math Expressions.  Students will learn how numbers and operations work together. They will learn to read, write, interpret, and evaluate simple expressions using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Students will:

• Identify numbers, operation symbols, and other parts of an expression.

• Write expressions to represent word problems and real-world situations.

• Use models, drawings, number lines, and equations to represent their thinking.

• Evaluate simple expressions accurately.

• Explain the meaning of an expression using mathematical vocabulary.

• Connect expressions to familiar situations involving equal groups, comparisons, and quantities.

Throughout the curriculum, students will build problem-solving skills by explaining their strategies, comparing different expressions, and checking whether their answers make sense. Lessons will include hands-on activities, visual models, guided practice, and opportunities for students to apply their learning independently.

By the end of the unit, students will be able to understand what an expression represents, create and evaluate expressions, and clearly explain their mathematical reasoning.

In 3rd grade, students experience science through Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Launch, an engaging, hands-on curriculum that encourages students to think, explore, create, and solve problems like scientists and engineers.

Throughout the year, students investigate real-world science concepts through hands-on challenges, experiments, collaboration, and problem-solving. Students ask questions, make observations, collect and analyze data, develop solutions, and communicate their thinking.

PLTW encourages students to make connections between science, technology, engineering, and the world around them. Students work together to design, test, and improve their ideas while developing important skills such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and perseverance.

Our 3rd grade science classroom is a place where students are encouraged to be curious, take risks, learn from mistakes, and discover that science is not just something we learn—it is something we do!

Nystrom: Exploring Where & Why

Third graders use a K-5 hands-on geography program helping students understand where they are and why it matters. Exploring where and why give students rich experiences that encourage them to discover for themselves an increasingly sophisticated set of concepts and skills. 

WI Course Standards

The 3rd grade Social Studies students will explore WI and US studies to the French and Indian War.  The second edition of, Wisconsin - Our State, Our Story, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, is the textbook used to journey through the following curriculum:

1. WI and US Geography: Regions

2. First People and First Nations

3. Meeting Peoples and Cultures

4. Colonization

5. Fur Trade

6. Tensions Between England and France

Students will discover concepts in Economics through The Junior Achievement Program and they will expand their understanding of Human Relations with regard to Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Black Americans through various literary rescources. Several national and statewide Observance Days (US Constitution Day, Mildred Fish Harnack Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, etc) are also be noted throughout the year.