Look in this section for important news that is relevant to our third grade classroom. It will be updated when important activities are happening in the classroom. For now, I will list the curriculum activities that your 3rd grade student will learn this school year. Language Arts: Your child will learn the skills of: 1. report and journal writing 2. identifying the elements of a story 3. reading nonfiction material for specific information 4. note-taking 5. interpreting graphs and diagrams 6. test-taking skills 7. phonics/decoding skills 8. word analysis strategies (compound words, antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, and analogies) 9. identifying main idea 10. inferences 11. cause and effect 12. The writing process 13. editing and revising techiniques Mathematics Your child will learn units about: 1. Routines, Reviews and Assessments 2. Adding and Subtracting Whole numbers 3. Linear Measures and Areas 4. Multiplication and Division 5. Place Value in Whole Numbers and Decimals 6. Geometry 7. Multiplication and Division 8. Fractions 9. Multiplication and Division 10. Measurement and Data 11. Probability Science Your child is currently learning about the life cycle of animals. The next unit will consist of geology and the study of the Earth and Earth materials. Social Studies Your child will be learning about Michigan. The areas of geography, government, history and business are taught. The understanding of the Core Democratic Values is also included.