Third Grade Curriculum: 1st Quarter
MATH
Multi-Digit Adding and Subtraction
Problem Solving
Word Problems
Graphing
Patterns
Geometry
Variables/Symbols
Time
Number Sentences
READING
Details
Main Idea
Summary
Purpose
Variety of Texts from Different Genres
Context Clues/Decoding Words
Sequence of Events
Cause and Effect
Inferences
Generalizations
Drawing Conclusions
Problems and Solutions
Connections
Compare and Contrast
Fact and Opinion
WRITING
Complete Sentences
Forming a Paragraph
Three Paragraph Papers:Beginning, Middle, and End
Transitions
Grammar
Spelling
Capitalization
Subject/Verb Agreement
Proofreading
Revision Process
SOCIAL STUDIES
Maps and Globes
Continents and Oceans
Countries
Cultural Awareness
Current Events
Communities
SCIENCE
Bones
Muscles
Human Body
TECHNOLOGY
Appropriate Uses
Keyboarding Skills
Good Internet Resources
HEALTHFUL LIVING
Good Nutrition
Protection
Fitness
Sportsmanship
Dental Health
Good Hygiene
Understands Harmful Effects of Drug Abuse
SECOND QUARTER
MATH
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Compare and Order
Order of Operations (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally)
READING
Reading at grade level
Comprehension
Sentence Combining
Multi-Meaning Words
Sequence of Events
Subject Verb Agreement
Proofreading
Dictionaries and Glossaries
Important and Unimportant Information
SOCIAL STUDIES
Multi-Cultural Holidays Around the World
SCIENCE
Planets
Space
Moon Phases
TECHNOLOGY
Research Skills
THIRD QUARTER
MATH
Properties of Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication
Order of Operations
Length and Capacity
Time and Elapsed Time
Probability and Combinations
READING
Author's Purpose
Inferences
Summarizing
Point of View
Story Elements
Compare and Contrast
Problem and Solution
Figurative Language
WRITING
Three Paragraph Informative and Narrative Papers
SCIENCE
Planets/Space/Moon
Plants
Soil
SOCIAL STUDIES
Good Citizenship
Geography
World Events
COMPUTER SKILLS
Keyboarding
Glogster
