Curriculum

 3rd Grade Essential Standards

Math: 

• Fluently and efficiently add within 1,000

• Fluently and efficiently subtract within 1,000

• Represent and solve problems involving multiplication

• Represent and solve problems involving division

• Develop understanding of fractions as numbers 

• Tell and write time to the nearest minute

• Solve problems involving perimeter of polygons

• Solve problems involving area of polygons

• Understand that shapes in different categories may share attributes

Reading:

• Develop and answer questions to locate revelant and specific details in a text to an answer or inference

• Read aloud with accuracy, fluency and expression

• Identify and use text features to build comprehension

• Descirbe the relationship among a series of events (sequencing)

ELA:

• Write texts in a variety of modes (opinion, informative, explanatory, narrative)

• Uses correct capitalization and punctuation when writing 

• Produce simple sentences when writing 

• Uses spelling patterns to spell third grade words correctly

• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words and phrases in grade-level reading and content (prefixes, suffixes, context clues, dictionary skills)

Science/Social Studies:

• Weather and Climate

• Invisible forces 

• Map and globe skills

• Making economic choices