Year At A Glance

Here is an overview of what 3rd Grade will be learning and doing this year. We stay flexible and move things around to best suit students' needs, but this guide will help you get an idea of what our year might look like:

September:

• Math: Place Value, Addition, Rounding
• Literacy: Independent reading; Word study (parts of speech); Writing sentences & paragraphs
• Social Studies: Map skills; US Geography
• Science: Plants (life science)
• Religion: PRISM

October:

• Math: Addition & Subtraction; Introduce Multiplication & Division
• Literacy: Reading fiction; Word study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing with punctuation, editing, and using the writing process
• Social Studies: US Geography, the regions and states
• Science: Plants (life science)
• Religion: PRISM and planning a class mass

November:

• Math: Understanding Multiplication & Division
• Literacy: Reading fantasy fiction; Word study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing a personal narrative
• Social Studies: My American Story (diverse US cultures)
• Science: Measurement (physical science)
• Religion: The Church is One (the Church brings people together)

December:

• Math: Applying Multiplication & Division
• Literacy: Reading fairy tales, myths, and legends; Word study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing narrative, using the past tense; Author’s purpose (writing to entertain)
• Social Studies: Native American cultures across the United States
• Science: Measurement (physical science)
• Religion: Christmas & Advent traditions around the world

January:

• Math: Properties and Equations (algebraic thinking)
• Literacy: Reading informational text (nonfiction); Word study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing instructions (writing to inform)
• Social Studies: early Northwest Coast people
• Science: Engineering playdough (measurement & scientific testing)
• Religion: The Church is Holy (understanding Jesus’ life and work)

February:

• Math: Fractions
• Literacy: Reading historical fiction & nonfiction (Black History Month); Word Study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing opinion (writing to persuade)
• Social Studies: early Northwest Coast people
• Science: Engineering playdough (measurement & scientific testing)
• Religion: The Church is Catholic (all God’s children are welcome)

March:

• Math: Measurement (metric and customary)
• Literacy: Reading biography; Word Study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing biography (interview skills, note taking, and working from an outline)
• Social Studies: early Northwest Coast people
• Science: the Solar System (earth & space science)
• Religion: Lent

April:

• Math: Representing & Interpreting data (graphs)
• Literacy: Reading nonfiction for research; Word Study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing a research paper (reading for information, taking notes, outlining, using the writing process)
• Social Studies: early Northwest Coast people
• Science: the Solar System (earth & space science)
• Religion: Easter

May:

• Math: Perimeter, Area, and Geometry
• Literacy: Reading poetry (study of poem types and rhyme); Word Study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing poetry (of various types)
• Social Studies: Canada & Mexico, our neighbors
• Science: Green engineering (solar cooking)
• Religion: The Church is Apostolic (using our talents to teach and serve)

June:

• Math: Geometry
• Literacy: Reading graphic novels; Word Study (using a dictionary; vocabulary in context); Writing & illustrating a graphic novel (or comic)
• Social Studies: Canada & Mexico, our neighbors
• Science: Green engineering (solar cooking)
• Religion: The Church Has a Mission to the World (promoting peace and justice)