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| Third Grade Curriculum |
Language Arts
Direct instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, handwriting, and written language is included in a comprehensive Language Arts program. Students in grade three should know and be able to:
apply phonics knowledge to decode words automatically.
read with accuracy and expression at a rate that sounds like speech.
understand and use new vocabulary.
use knowledge of word parts such as prefixes, suffixes, and root words to figure out word meanings.
use a variety of strategies to understand what they are reading.
read, comprehend, analyze, and evaluate literary texts including: fairy tales, tall tales, legends, poems, plays, realistic fiction and biographies.
use prior knowledge and personal experience to extend meaning of text.
summarize major points from both fiction and non-fiction.
read comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a variety of informational texts including: biographies, diaries, articles, textbooks, cookbooks, catalogs, brochures, magazines, and web sites.
ask how, why, and what if questions about what is being read.
demonstrate legible handwriting: letter formation, size, slant, and spacing.
write to inform, persuade, and express personal ideas.
use appropriate grammar and sentence structure.
use correct capitalization and punctuation.
Mathematics
The elementary mathematics content includes algebra, geometry, measurement, statistics, probability, and number relationships and computation. Students explore these concepts through problem solving, reasoning, communicating ideas about math, and making connections within math and to other subject areas and to the real world. Students in grade three should know and be able to:
read, write, and represent whole numbers to 10,000.
add and subtract whole numbers without and with regrouping.
use number sentences, pictures, or drawings to represent basic multiplication and division facts.
read, write, and represent fractions as part of a whole and as part of a group.
construct and interpret tables, pictographs, and bar graphs.
describe probability using the terms "more likely," "less likely," or "equally likely." (For example: It is equally likely that heads will result when tossing a coin.)
identify, represent, and describe one-, two-, and three-dimensional figures such as line segments, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, cones, cylinders, cubes, and prisms.
use mathematical vocabulary to describe and explain thinking.
describe and explain mathematical thinking using pictures, words, and symbols.
Science
The elementary science curriculum includes content in the areas of Earth/Space Science (Discovering Earth, Space, and Weather), Life Science (Eco-Detectives), and Physical Science (Discovering Matter and Energy, Safe Racer Challenge) and incorporates the skills and processes of science.
Students in grade three should know and be able to:
recognize and explain how physical weathering and erosion cause changes to Earth materials.
identify and describe the repeating patterns of celestial events.
identify and describe the physical properties, location, and apparent movements of the sun.
recognize and explain that the natural environment provides the survival needs of plants and animals.
recognize and describe the effect of magnets on some objects.
identify and classify materials as solids, liquids, and gases.
access and process information from readings, investigations, and oral communication.
recognize and develop predictions that can be tested in an investigation.
recognize the elements of a simple, well-designed investigation.
identify and demonstrate safe procedures when conducting an investigation.
recognize that people from ancient times to present have investigated the world around them, answered scientific questions, and invented things.
Social Studies
Social Studies instruction is intended to provide the knowledge of content and appropriate skills so students can become active, involved citizens of the community. Students in grade three should know and be able to:
explain how people depend on one another for producing, consuming, and selling goods and services.
use their geography skills to describe where people build communities.
describe the growth and change of Baltimore over time.
describe how citizens in communities elect government leaders and solve problems.
identify important landmarks and memorials of Washington, D.C.
describe how the immigration of a variety of ethnic groups has enriched the culture of Americans.
take on the role of an archaeologist to learn about the past.
Health
Health instruction is designed to provide the functional knowledge and skills to enhance health and wellbeing. Students in grade three should know and be able to:
identify influences on decisions and behaviors and how to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy choices when making a decision.
use role play to practice ways to respond to situations and determine healthy ways to address conflicts.
increase their knowledge of healthy habits and disease prevention.
determine how the information provided on labels and in advertisements can influence people to buy or use products.
identify the effects of medicines, caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs on the body and why and how they should avoid contact with substances that are harmful to the body.
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