3rd Grade Curriculum
Language Arts –
Long Term Goals
Implementation of the St. Francis 3rd Grade Language Arts Curriculum will ensure that students:
- Master reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
- Be creative, yet disciplined.
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Be competent in the organizing and synthesizing of information.
- Develop the ability to work independently and in a group situation.
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Grammar and Writing
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The Sentence
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Nouns
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Verbs
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Adjectives & Adverbs
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Capitalization & Punctuation
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Pronouns
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Writing a Personal Narrative
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Writing a Story
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Writing Instructions
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Writing a Research Project
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Writing to Express an Opinion
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Writing to Persuade
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Reading
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Spelling
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Vocabulary
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English
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Harcourt Brace
- Wordly Wise, Book 3
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Fundations
- Stone Fox
- Bunnicula
- Dare to Dream
- MLK, Jr.: A Man of Peace
- Because of Winn-Dixie
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.
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Numbers to 10,000
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Addition & Subtraction
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Multiplication & Division
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Data Analysis
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Length
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Weight
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Capacity
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Money
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Fractions
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Time
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Geometry
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Area, Perimeter, Volume
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Singapore Math
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.
- Where in the World Is Our Community?
- Where in the United States Is Our Community?
- What Is the Geography of Our Community?
- How Do People Become Part of Our Country?
- What Makes Our Community Diverse?
- How Do People Improve Their Communities?
- How Are People Around the World Alike and Different?
- How Does Our Economy Work?
- How Does Global Trade Affect Our Community?
- What Are the Public Services in Our Community?
- Who Works at City Hall?
- How Do We Have a Voice in Our Community?
- Whose Planet Is It, Anyway?
- How Can We Help the Global Community?
Resources
- Social Studies Alive!
- Our Community and Beyond
Science –
Long Term Goals
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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
- Life Science
- Life Cycles
- Roles of Living Things
- Earth/Space Science
- Sun, Moon, and Earth
- Earth's Resources
- Physical Science
- Matter, Energy, and Forces
- Matter, Energy, and Forces
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Science Discover Works, Houghton Mifflin
