We will be using Eureka Math Squared as our math curriculum this year. 3rd graders will: 

• multiply and divide within 100 using different strategies 

• recognize fractions as numbers, built from unit fractions, and use visual fraction models to describe parts of a whole 

• develop an understanding of area concepts and relate area to addition and multiplication 

• reason about shapes and their attributes and recognize perimeter and area as attributes of plane figures 

• use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic 

We will be using Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts® . Lessons include Reading, Writing, Grammar, Morphology, and Spelling activities. 

• Unit 1: Classic Tales: The Wind in the Willows 

• Unit 2: Animal Classification 

• Unit 3: The Human Body: Systems and Senses 

• Unit 4: The Ancient Roman Civilization

• Unit 5: Light and Sound  

• Unit 6: The Viking Age

• Unit 7: Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond 

• Unit 8: Native Americans: Regions and Cultures

• Unit 9: Early Explorations of North America

• Unit 10: Colonial America 

• Unit 11: Ecology 

We follow the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). 

Topics include:

• Engineering Design

• Forces and Interactions

• Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits

• Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Environmental Impacts on Organisms

• Weather & Climate

We use the website, Mystery Science, to support our units of study.

The following topics in Social Studies will be covered and integrated throughout our curriculum.

• Government

• Economics

• History

• Geography

• Citizenship

• Holidays

We use the Scholastic News magazine and website as a tool to support learning.