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Third Grade

3RD GRADE TEACHERS

 

Ms. Tanner

Ms. Stuart

Ms. De La Torre

Ms. Doll

Ms. Brandhorst

 

WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE!

"Learning ultimately comes down to one thing; the ability, and choice, to put one's brain around a problem- to stare past the confusion, and struggle forward rather than flee." - Andy Schipper

 

THIRD GRADE CURRICULUM

Reading:

  • reads aloud fluently and accurately
  • uses context clues to confirm or self correct vocabulary words
  • utlizes strategies  of visualizing, questioning, making connections, determining importance, inferring, and synthesizing to build understanding of texts 
  • Self selects and sustains through appropriate text
  • Units of Study focus on Building a Reading Life, Mysteries, Character Studies, and Non-fiction

Writing:

  • writes narratives (personal and fiction) using effective techniques, details and clear sequence of events
  • writes informative pieces to examine a topic and convey ideas clearly
  • writes opinion pieces supporting a point of view with evidence
  • uses correct capitalization, grammar, and grade level spelling skills
  • writes routinely over extended periods of time

Math:

  • solves one-step  and multi step word problems
  •  fluently multiplies and divides within 100
  • understands properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division
  • identifies and compares numbers using place value to 10,000
  • fluently adds and subtracts within 1,000
  • rounds whole numbers to nearest 10,000
  • represents fractions as numbers on the number line
  • compares fractions by reasoning their size
  • recognizes and generates simple equivalent fractions 
  • tells time to the minute
  • measures and estimates volume and mass using metric units
  • uses data in bar graphs
  • calculates perimeter and area of plane figures
  • categorizes shapes based on their attributes
  • clearly communicates mathematical reasoning
  • perseveres through tasks and attends to accuracy, reasonableness, and efficiency.​ 

Science:

  • Interdependent relationships in Ecosystems

Adaptations, which increase survival, Inheritance and variation of traits, Social interactions within animal groups, Life cycles of plants and animals

  • Forces and Interactions

Effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object, Effects of Magnetism and static electricity on an object without contact

  • Weather and Climate

The difference between weather and climate, Natural disasters

Social Studies:

  • History of California with an emphasis on local history

 

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