Third Grade Curriculum

Third Grade Curriculum

• Mrs. Rogers• Mrs. Sloan• Ms. Howard

3rd Grade Reading• Fundations-Fluency• AR-Independent Reading• Literature Studies• Literature Circles• Harcourt Weekly Reading

Stories– Vocabulary– Think/Respond (Reflection)– Guided Comprehension– Assessments on Friday

3rd Grade Math• A-Math Independent Skills• Walk to Math• Harcourt– Place Value– Rounding– Addition/Subtraction with regrouping– Multiplication/Division– Time– Money– Fractions

3rd Grade Science

• Rocks and Minerals• Sound• Plants

3rd Grade Social Studies

• Map Champ Atlas• Harcourt– Unit 1: Communities– Unit 2: Communities and Geography– Unit 3: Communities Over Time– Unit 4: Citizens and Government– Unit 5: People in Communities– Unit 6: Working in Communities

3rd Grade Writing

• Thinking Maps• Write From the Beginning• Fundations– Spelling– Phonics– Cursive– Word Origins– Prefix/Suffix

• 6 Traits– Conventions– Ideas– Word Choice– Voice– Organization– Sentence Fluency

3rd Grade Homework

• Goes home on Monday, due on Friday.• Loss of recess privilege for incompletion of

homework, disruptive behavior, or incomplete coursework.

3rd Grade Miscellaneous

• Field Trips– A Field Trip Fund of $25 Includes Two Field Trips

• Snack– Bring Daily Snack and Water Bottle Only – No Candy-Healthy Snacks Only

• Neo’s– Keyboarding skills, AR Test, Interactive Writing

Skills