MAY 24, 2011

What’s the big deal with third grade?

Beginning of Third Grade

LiteracyLiteracy MathMath

Comprehension strategies reviewed

Elements of non-fiction writing taught

Non-fiction text used extensively for class work and assessments

Higher Order Questions

Dibels for fluency continues

FractionsImproper, mixed numbers, number lines, pie graphs

Line plotsMultiplication/DivisionEvery concept taken to

problem solving with higher order thinking

A Peek into 3rd Grade

Oral Reading Fluency Comparisons

2nd GradeEnd of Year students are expected to be able to read 90-117 words per minute (wpm)

3rd GradeEnd of Year students are expected to be able to read 110-137 words per minute (wpm)

Reading

Reading requires higher level thinking skills

Make inferences and draw conclusions about what they have read

Analyze Cause and Effect Relationships

Find answers that are not “right there.”

Make connections to self, world, and other texts

Big changes

K-2 Students are LEARNING TO READ

3-5 Students are READING TO LEARN

Writing

New Writing Skills and Tasks that should be mastered during Third Grade:

Fictional WritingReport Writing (Newspaper article)Note-Taking SkillsProper Usage of the following Conventions-

Capitalization and Punctuation Subject/Verb AgreementParagraph Writing-Topic Sentences, Logical

Sequence, Supporting details and Elaboration

Math Comparisons

2nd Grade Read, write, count,

sequence, add & subtract numbers up to 999

Develop fluency with multi-digit addition & subtraction

Explore part to whole relationships (halves, thirds, & fourths)

3rd Grade Read, write, count,

sequence, add & subtract numbers up to 9,999

Develop fluency with multiplication from 1x1 to 12x12 & division up to two-digit by one-digit

Explore, describe, & use fractions, (halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eighths) mixed numbers, equivalent fractions to understand relationships among the fractions, place fractions on a number line

Math Comparisons

2nd Grade

Estimate & measure using appropriate units: length and temperature

Collect, organize, describe, display data using Venn diagrams & pictographs

Use symbols to represent unknown quantities in number sentences

3rd Grade

Estimate & measure using appropriate units: length, temperature, capacity, & mass

Collect, organize, describe, display data using circle graphs, tables, and coordinate graphing

Use symbols to represent unknown quantities and write addition & subtraction using variables

Assessments

• Reading• Second Grade• 3 to 4 Comprehension passages over multiple

days• 15-18 questions Total• Third Grade• Standardized formative Assessments

(3-Early fall, Winter, and Spring)• Multiple passages in one day• Approximately 3 times the number of questions.• Skills Assessment given once a week

Assessments

• Math• Second Grade• Standardized Math Investigations Assessments • Third Grade• Standardized Formative Assessments (3-Early fall,

Winter, and Spring)

• More reading required to answer math questions • Skills Assessment given once a week• Timed facts test once a week

New CMS Assessments

Second Grade Social Studies and ScienceEach student is tested individually (one on

one with a teacher) short answers.

Third Grade Social Studies and ScienceStudents are tested as a class at the same

time.Answers are multiple choice.

End of Year Assessments

Second GradeEnd of Unit Assessments given throughout the

year.DIBELS

Third GradeEnd of Unit Assessments given throughout the

year.Standardized End of Grade (EOG) Assessments for

math and readingGiven over 3 days- math has two parts calculator

active and inactive

The week of the EOG’s

Grading

1,2,3’s

A, B, C ‘s

What does it all mean?

Informal Grading Scales Comparison

Second Grade

Third Grade

80-100 = 3 93-100 = A85-92 = B

60-79 = 2 77-84 = C

Below 59 = 1 70-76 = DBelow 69 = F

Suggestions for summer work from third grade teachers

Continue to work on addition/subtraction facts

Concentrate on doubles

Have students read at least 30 minutes a day to build reading stamina

Literacy: Summer Preparation Activities

Have your child read out loud to you or other family members to develop fluency

Keep a journal of summer activities

Read and ask your child questions about what he/she has read

Math: Summer Preparation Activities

Graph the recyclables in your home after one week

Go on a shape hunt in your home and look for plane and solid figures

Divide fruit such as an apple into fractional parts of halves, thirds and fourths. You can also have your child divide into equal shares.

Measure the furniture in your home in inches and then convert to feet and inches

Figure out the change at a store

Websites

www.ixl.comwww.toonuniversity.com

This should be every student