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Third Grade Curriculum 

Fundations

  • Wilson Handwriting Program

  • Use of learned phonics and grammar  will be applied during reading and writing activities

  • Isolation of sounds to spell

  • Use of individual word wall or dictionary for unknown spellings

  • Recognition of patterns

  • Correct spelling of weekly words from Journeys

Writing

  • The class will be covering the following types of writing in  3rd grade:

  • Descriptive Writing

  • Narrative Writing

  • Expository Writing

  • Persuasive Writing

  • Letters

  • Emails

  • Poetry

  • Response Logs

  • Chapter Books

  • Research Reports

  • Projects

Social Studies

  • Map Skills

  • Living in Communities

  • Looking Back to the

  •     Past

  • Building a Government

  • Working Together

  • Election

Mathematics

Daily Instruction Includes:

  • Problem of the day

  • xtramath

  • Khan Academy

  • Fact practice

  • Lesson of the Day

  • Place Value

  • Multiplication

  • Division

  • Fractions

  • Geometry

Science

  • Weather

  • Focus and Motion

Reading

  • Shared Reading

  • Independent Reading

  • Word Study

  • Grammar

  • Interactive Writing

  • independent Writing

  • Journal Writing

  • Handwriting

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