3rd Grade Curriculum

“Year at a Glance”

August

Monitor Comprehension

Paragraph Writing

Math Routines, Review, and Assessment

Addition/Subtraction Review

Plants

September

Monitor Comprehension & Activate and Connect

Paragraph Writing & Descriptive Writing

Plants

Communities Around Us

Math Routines, Review,

and Assessment

Adding and Subtracting

Whole Numbers

Keyboarding

“5 Author” Book Report

October

Ask Questions & Infer Meaning

Rocks and Minerals Communities over Time

Natural Disaster Research

Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers

Linear Measurement

and Area

Keyboarding

Invention Book Report

November

Determining Importance

Rocks

Expository (informational) Writing

Research skills continued

Communities overTime cont.

Keyboarding

Linear Measurement

and Area

Multiplication/Division

Mystery Book Report

December

Summarize & Synthesize

Expository Writing (informational)

Rocks

Communities & Geography

Multiplication/Division

Place Value in Whole Numbers and Decimals

Winter Break “Bookmark” Book Report

January

Review Strategies

Narrative Writing

Timeline

Sound

Citizens & Government

Place Value in Whole Numbers and Decimals

Multiplication/Division

Geometry

Fantasy Book Report

February

Review Strategies

Creative/Research Writing

Sound

Citizens & Government

Multiplication/Division

Fractions

Informational/Non Fiction Book Report

March

Review Strategies

Creative Writing

Fairy Tales

Sound/Health

Working in Communities

Multiplication/Division

Fractions

CogAT Test

Fairy Tale Book Report

Subject to change

April

Review Strategies

Persuasive Writing

Health

Working in Communities contin.

Classroom City

Cultural Fair Research

Multiplication/Division

Measurement and Data Analysis

CRT Testing

Realistic Fiction Book Report

May

Review Strategies

Poetry

Health

People in Communities

Cultural Fair

Measurement and Data Analysis

Probability

End-of-Year Review

Curriculum Continued

Year Round

Language Arts Skills

Spelling / Word Study

Cursive

Character Education

Technology

Spanish

Daily Geography

Journaling

Everyday Exercises

Writing Process

Review Math Facts