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3^rd Grade Curriculum

Language Arts –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 3^rd Grade Language Arts Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Master reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

• Be creative, yet disciplined.

• Be competent in the organizing and synthesizing of information.

• Develop the ability to work independently and in a group situation.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Grammar and Writing

1. Reading

1. Scientific Spelling

1. Vocabulary

Resources

• Harcourt Language, Harcourt

• Signatures, Harcourt Brace

• Jr. Great Books, Great Books Foundation

• Fundations, Wilson

• Wordly Wise, Book 3, EPS

• Spellwell, Book B, EPS

Mathematics –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 3^rd Grade Mathematics Program will ensure that students:

• Gain confidence.

• Evaluate each problem separately rather than rotely performing algorithms.

• Have a positive experience in mathematics.

• Receive individual help.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Number and Number Relations

1. Algebra

1. Measurement

1. Geometry

1. Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math

1. Patterns, Relations, and Functions

Resources

• Saxon Math supplemented by SRA Math

• Various manipulatives

Social Studies -

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 3^rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Be competent using maps, globes, charts, graphs, and tables to obtain information about the world.

• Begin to see themselves as citizens of a school, community, state, nation, and planet.

• 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

1. Unit 1

   1. Location and map skills

1.  

   1. Citizenship

1.  

   1. History

1.  

   1. Cultural diversity

1. Unit 2

1.  

   1. Landforms

1.  

   1. Community placement

1.  

   1. Map skills – intermediate directions

1.  

   1. State capitals and borders

1. Unit 3

1.  

   1. Holiday customs

1.  

   1. India

1.  

   1. African-American history

1.  

   1. Product map

1. Unit 4

1.  

   1. Economics

1.  

   1. Amish communities

1.  

   1. Map grids

1. Unit 5

1.  

   1. Distance maps

1.  

   1. Citizenship

1.  

   1. Local, state, and federal governments

1.  

   1. Patriotism

Assessment

• Weekly tests

• Living In Our World unit tests

• Venn Diagrams

• Rubics for research/time line projects

Resources

• Living In Our World, Harcourt Brace

• Map Skills, Instructional Fair, Inc.

Science –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 3^rd Grade Science Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Learn by doing.

• Develop a deep understanding of concepts that is retained over time.

• Learn skills that enable them to gain new knowledge.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Life Science

1.  

   1. Life Cycles

1.  

   1. Roles of Living Things

1. Physical Science

1.  

   1. Matter, Energy, and Forces

1. Earth/Space Science

1.  

   1. Sun, Moon, and Earth

1.  

   1. Earth’s Resources

Resources

• Science Discover Works, Houghton Mifflin

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