3rd Grade Curriculum
Language Arts –
Long Term Goals
Implementation of the St. Francis 3rd Grade Language Arts Curriculum will ensure that students:
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Master reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
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Be creative, yet disciplined.
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Be competent in the organizing and synthesizing of information.
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Develop the ability to work independently and in a group situation.
Knowledge and Skills
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Grammar and Writing
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Reading
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Scientific Spelling
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Vocabulary
Resources
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Harcourt Language, Harcourt
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Signatures, Harcourt Brace
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Jr. Great Books, Great Books Foundation
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Fundations, Wilson
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Wordly Wise, Book 3, EPS
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Spellwell, Book B, EPS
Mathematics –
Long Term Goals
Implementation of the St. Francis 3rd Grade Mathematics Program will ensure that students:
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Gain confidence.
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Evaluate each problem separately rather than rotely performing algorithms.
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Have a positive experience in mathematics.
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Receive individual help.
Knowledge and Skills
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Number and Number Relations
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Algebra
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Measurement
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Geometry
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Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math
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Patterns, Relations, and Functions
Resources
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Saxon Math supplemented by SRA Math
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Various manipulatives
Social Studies -
Long Term Goals
Implementation of the St. Francis 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum will ensure that students:
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Be competent using maps, globes, charts, graphs, and tables to obtain information about the world.
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Begin to see themselves as citizens of a school, community, state, nation, and planet.
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Develop an appreciation for the contribution of others and gain confidence in their own ability to make a contribution to the world.
Knowledge and Skills
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Unit 1
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Location and map skills
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Citizenship
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History
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Cultural diversity
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Unit 2
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Landforms
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Community placement
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Map skills – intermediate directions
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State capitals and borders
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Unit 3
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Holiday customs
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India
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African-American history
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Product map
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Unit 4
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Economics
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Amish communities
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Map grids
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Unit 5
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Distance maps
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Citizenship
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Local, state, and federal governments
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Patriotism
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Assessment
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Weekly tests
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Living In Our World unit tests
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Venn Diagrams
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Rubics for research/time line projects
Resources
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Living In Our World, Harcourt Brace
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Map Skills, Instructional Fair, Inc.
Science –
Long Term Goals
Implementation of the St. Francis 3rd Grade Science Curriculum will ensure that students:
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Learn by doing.
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Develop a deep understanding of concepts that is retained over time.
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Learn skills that enable them to gain new knowledge.
Knowledge and Skills
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Life Science
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Life Cycles
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Roles of Living Things
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Physical Science
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Matter, Energy, and Forces
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Earth/Space Science
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Sun, Moon, and Earth
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Earth’s Resources
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Resources
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Science Discover Works, Houghton Mifflin
