Third Grade

In ELA, students will learn about finding their ‘just right’ book, how to talk about books, writing about their reading, and setting goals as readers. As our unit progresses, students will begin to work on their comprehension skills and understanding plot development. They will do so by determining the theme, summarizing key details, and interpreting the author’s use of words in a text. Students are expected to read 30 minutes daily and log on the Reading Log in their agenda books. We are beginning our narrative unit in writing. The students will learn how to go through the steps of the writing process to develop real or imagined experiences through a well-structured sequence of events. 

In math we will begin by assessing fact fluency in addition and subtraction before we dive into fact fluency in multiplication and division (1-10). We will also review counting money, telling time, measurement and place value. We will then dive right into multiplication and division by developing an understanding of equal groups and equal shares. 

In science will talk about common behaviors and attributes of scientists and begin with hands-on explorations before we delve deeper into third grade content. The third grade standards encourage students to think critically and use reasoning to explore and learn about the world around them. 

In social studies, students will begin learning map skills and about the Earth’s features. Students will use maps and globes to categorize places and regions by their human and physical conditions. 

Third graders are learning about the relationship between multiplication and division. Please be sure that your child continues to work on multiplication fact fluency. As we begin perimeter, area, fractions and multi-step math number stories fact fluency will become even more important.

In social studies we will begin looking at the relationship between environmental hazards and human activities.

In science students continue to investigate energy, magnetism and electromagnetism.