THIRD GRADE CURRICULUM

Mrs. Carmody, Mr. Santaniello, Ms. Roberson

Language Arts: Express ideas orally
Use reference materials

Reading: Harcourt Changing Patterns On Your Mark
Apply decoding skills
Read independently
Apply literal and inferential comprehension Acquire and use new vocabulary

Writing: Express ideas in writing using writing process
Introduce and develop narrative writing skills and apply narrative writing skills to a timed writing situation

Spelling: Harcourt
Apply spelling skills across the curriculum
Spell words from the weekly lists with 90% accuracy

Science: Harcourt Science Text
Acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas:
1. Life Science - Living organisms' interactions with other organisms and the environment.
2. Physical Science - Observing and describing changes in matter.
3. Earth Science - Investigating the Earth's waters and water cycle. Rocks, minerals and fossils.
4. Science in Context - Investigating and conserving the Earth's natural resources.

Social Studies: Harcourt Social Studies Text, Horizons People and Communities
Understand concepts and acquire skills in the following areas:
Maps and Globes
Environments
Native Americans
City Life/Norwalk

Math: Harcourt Math Text
Understanding Numbers, Money and Time, Multiplication and Division Concepts and Facts, Data, Graphing, and Probability, Geometry, Measurement, Fractions and Decimals, and Multiplying and Dividing by 1-Digit Numbers

Homework: Students are responsible for the completion of homework assignments Monday through Thursday

All students will acquire test taking skills and strategies to prepare for the Connecticut Mastery Test
Critical thinking skills are developed throughout the curriculum