Core Knowledge is a program we teach at Grayhawk that teaches specific and sequential content in grades pre-K through 6th.  It outlines what students need to know to succeed in future learning endeavors.  At Grayhawk, our students build a "core" of background knowledge that they can tie to future content they will learn.  They are encouraged to think deeply and at higher levels about topics and the teachers instruct students using multiple disciplines.  While studying History, students will apply and discuss reading strategies and writing methods.  While studying Science, students will integrate math skills.

Grayhawk Elementary is a Core Knowledge School of Distinction and we have been recognized by the Core Knowledge Foundation for our "outstanding content integration across subjects" and our "collaboration across the community".

You can read more about Grayhawk and Core Knowledge here https://www.coreknowledge.org/community/core-knowledge-schools/schools-of-distinction/grayhawk-elementary-school/

To find out more about Core Knowledge, please visit https://www.coreknowledge.org/.

To preview or download the curriculum we use, please visit https://www.coreknowledge.org/curriculum/download-curriculum/

Topics Taught in 3rd Grade

• World Geography

• Life Cycles, Traits, and Variations

• Ancient Rome

• Habitats and Change

• Vikings

• Weather and Climate

• Earliest Americans

• Human Body

• Exploration of North America

• Arizona (aligns with State Standards but Core Knowledge is developing a unit)