Year At A Glance

Here is an overview of what 3rd Grade will be learning and doing this year:

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)