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Mrs. Pinto |
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CurriculumCurriculumThird Grade Curriculum Reading/Language Arts/Spelling Within this program is also the 6+1 Writing Traits program. The 6+1 Traits include ideas, voice, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation. The traits use a universal language to help children to know what is working well, and what needs to be improved in their writing.
Click here to log in to the Pearson site or click here to log into Math We are using the Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Mathematics Series (Purple Book). Throughout the year your child will be working on: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, geometry, data gathering, graphing, money, time, and, fractions. Homework us usually given nightly, please see Homework page. Social Studies We are currently using Harcourt Brace series that focus on Communities. We will also have units that are teacher created such as Science We will be using the Harcourt Series in Science. The series is divided into three areas: Life, Earth, and Physical Science. We will explore each area of Science this year including the human body. Handwriting We currently use Zaner-Bloser. Zaner-Bloser uses a step-by-step approach for teaching and learning handwriting. The four keys to legibility that are explored include shape, size, spacing, and slant. The students will be required to write in cursive after winter break.
I.S.A.T.
Third Grade will also be included in the Illinois State Achievement Test this year. |
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