Chapter 1 - God Calls Us

After spending the first few weeks settling into our new third grade routine, we will begin our study of Unit 1 in the Benchmark Advance curriculum. 

Benchmark Advance Grade 3 Unit 1 focuses on the science topic of animal adaptations. Students explore the essential question of how living things survive in their environment. The unit teaches that over time, groups of animals develop inherited traits, or adaptations, that help them survive. Students learn about different types of adaptations and how they relate to an animal's specific environment, diet, and predators. These scientific concepts are how we will introduce instruction on comprehension strategies, such as determining the main idea and key details, as well as making connections to build our schema and decoding unfamiliar words using context clues.

Topic 1 - Understand Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers

Our first unit of study will coincide with our Reading unit - Animal Adaptations.  Students will build their knowledge of animal characteristics, adaptations, and habitats.

Unit 1 of our Social Studies curriculum is a study of communities.  Resources will be added as they are covered in class.