Third Grade Language
Arts
Students in third
grade apply the
foundational skills
learned earlier
automatically and
flexibly to decode
and comprehend
fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, and drama.
They use critical
thinking skills
which they apply
strategically across
the disciplines to
comprehend and
clarify information
and ideas. They
compose fiction,
nonfiction, poetry,
and drama for a
variety of purposes
and audiences. Third
graders become
increasingly
independent and
flexible in their
use of communication
skills and
strategies. The
learner will:
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Read with
fluency and
comprehension
fiction,
nonfiction,
poetry, and
drama.
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Apply strategies
flexibly and
strategically
for recognizing
words, learning
new words, and
constructing
meaning from
text(s).
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Expand
vocabulary
through wide
reading, word
study, and
discussion.
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Write for a
variety of
audiences and
purposes using
appropriate
formats.
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Use active
listening and
effective oral
communication.
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Use media, a
variety of
information
sources, and
technological
resources as
tools for
learning.
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Apply grammar
and language
conventions to
access and
communicate
information and
ideas.
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Reflect upon and
make connections
among language,
texts, and
personal
experience.
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Apply
comprehension
strategies and
skills to a wide
variety of
genres.
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The learner will
apply enabling
strategies and
skills to read
and write.
The learner will
apply strategies and
skills to comprehend
text that is read,
heard, and viewed.
The learner will
make connections
through the use of
oral language,
written language,
and media and
technology.
The learner will
apply strategies and
skills to create
oral, written, and
visual texts.
The learner will
apply grammar and
language conventions
to communicate
effectively.
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Third
Grade Mathematics
Major Concepts:
The learner will
model, identify and
compute with numbers
less than 10,000.
The learner will
recognize,
understand, and use
basic geometric
properties, and
standard units of
metric and customary
measurement.
The learner will
demonstrate an
understanding of
classification,
patterning, and
seriation.
The learner will
demonstrate an
understanding of
data collection,
display, and
interpretation.
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Third
Grade Science
Patterns and Systems
The
focus for third
grade is on students
understanding
regularities in
systems and that a
system is made up of
an organized group
of related objects
or components. Such
systems can consist
of plants, soils,
mineral particles,
and the
earth/moon/sun. The
strands provide a
context for teaching
the content goals.
Students will be
actively involved
in:
The learner will
build an
understanding of
plant growth and
adaptations.
The learner will
build an
understanding of
soil concepts.
The learner will
build an
understanding of the
earth/moon/sun
system.
The learner will
build an
understanding of
light and heat
concepts.
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Third Grade:
Citizenship, People
Making a Difference
The
third grade study is
designed to expand
the students'
concept of "leaders"
in relationship to
their communities.
Students study
people of diverse
groups, their
cultures, religions,
traditions, and
contributions to the
community. Students
compare aspects of
familiar communities
with those of other
cultures and other
times. They are
introduced to
problems that
"leaders" and
communities confront
and how conflicts
are resolved.
Third graders
discover how
literature is
integrated in the
social studies
discipline by
reading about local,
state, national, and
global leaders
(fictional and
non-fictional). They
investigate the
contributions that
these individuals
have made to
society. Students
make connections
between deeds
leaders perform and
the character traits
each hero possesses
such as courage,
self-discipline,
perseverance,
integrity, respect,
responsibility,
kindness, and good
judgment.
The learner will
characterize
qualities of good
citizenship by
identifying people
who made a
difference in the
community and other
social environments.
The learner will
analyze the multiple
roles that
individuals perform
in families,
workplaces, and
communities.
The learner will
examine how
individuals can
initiate change in
families,
neighborhoods, and
communities.
The learner will
explain geographic
concepts and the
relationship between
people and geography
in real life
situations.
The learner will
apply basic economic
principles to the
study of
communities.
The learner will
recognize how
technology is used
at home, school, and
in the community.
The learner will
analyze the role of
real and fictional
heroes in shaping
the culture of
communities.
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