This is a list of curriculum taught in 3rd Grade. We attempt to reach all topics throughout the year. 

Math

Fact families, patterns, problem solving, properties of addition, Place Value up to the millionths, adding and subtracting with and without regrouping up to 6 digits, graphing, ordered pairs, subtraction across zeros, money- counting coins and bills, making change, multiplication-arrays, multiplication facts and strategies, multiplying 2 digit and 3 digit numbers, telling time up to the minute, elapsed time, division-array, division strategies, basic division, perimeter and area, polygons, plane shapes, angles, solid shapes, fractions, long division, capacity, measurement, symmetry, congruent and similar, slides, flips, and turns, fractions, decimals

Language Arts

Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Decode long words, Narrative elements, Elements of nonfiction, summary, author’s purpose, word relationships , long and short vowels, Parts of a sentence-subject and predicate, homophones, sequencing, decoding long words, syllables, consonant blends, Novel study- Mouse and Motorcycle, making predictions, finding facts in nonfiction books, abc order, research penguins and making life size penguins, punctuation, parts of a letter, proofreading, paragraphs, Novel Study- Winn Dixie, sequence, prefixes and suffixes, narrative elements, r- controlled vowels, digraphs, research famous Americans, pronouns, adverbs, research skills, dictionary skills, antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms, poetry, Novel Study- Charlotte’s Web, summary, compare and contrast, Author’s purpose, fact and opinion, prefixes and suffixes, syllables, schwa sounds, diphthongs, digraphs, main idea and details, cause and effect, Research country for World Tour Project

Social Studies

Continents and Oceans,Compass Rose, Landforms, Map Skills, 3 types of Communities Types of communities continued, natural resources in communities, landforms in communities, natural resources in communities, Native Americans and First Thanksgiving, Maps skills, problem solving steps, Martin Luther King, Using a Map Scale, Using Landform Map, reading bar graphs and line graphs, other world communities- Japan, Early Communities in America- Jamestown, Native Americans (Pocahontas, Powhatan’s, Pueblo, Iroquois, Mesa Verde,) 13 colonies, Daniel Boone, pioneers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Sacagawea, transcontinental railroad, using and making timelines, immigrants and communities, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, Great Migration, inventors who changed communities and medicine/technology, needs and wants, taxes, goods and services, community zones, economy, 3 branches of government

Science

The third grade students will focus on living things, plants, seeds, animal classification, animal life cycles, animal adaptations, scientific inquiry, nature of science, technology, engineering and design, motion and stability: forces and interactions, magnets, from molecules to organisms: structures and processes, life cycles, ecosystems, some animals form groups, heredity: inheritance and variation of traits in plants and animals, biological evolution: unity and diversity, fossils, varying characteristics within the same species, habitats, earth’s systems, weather, interpreting maps of Earth’s features, earth and human activity, science in environmental and personal perspectives.

Religion

Holy Spirit Guides Us to Love as Christians, Sacraments of Initiation, Showing Love for One Another, Jesus Teaches Us to Pray, Jesus Shows Us How to Forgive and Heal We celebrate Reconciliation and Healing, Jesus Teaches us to love, Holy Trinity, Great Commandment, Advent, Nativity, Catholics Are Open to All,  We Gather for Mass, We Serve Others, Circle if Grace Unit, Lent, Stations of the Cross, Apostle’s Creed, Easter, Mary, We Pray for Others, Jesus Saves Us through Sin, We Receive the Gift of Jesus, We Carry on the Work of Jesus, We Pray like Jesus, Rosary, Saints