The Third Grade classroom provides a nurturing environment which encourages all children to grow and learn at their own rate. Instruction is designed to be developmentally appropriate, and to meet the needs of the diverse learning styles of children ages 6-9. Academic instruction is accomplished through a variety of activities, such as...
Readers, Writers, & Math Workshop Model
Shared Reading
Classroom Discussions
Learning Centers
Small Group Instruction/Reteaching
Individual Conferencing
Independent Practice
Ongoing Informal and Formal Assessments
Third Grade instruction includes…
Reading Concepts & Skills
- short/long vowels
- decoding strategies
- syllabication
- comprehension strategies
- responding to reading
Writing Concepts & Skills
- personal narratives
- informational writing
- fictional narratives
- ·opinion writing
- grammar
Math Concepts & Skills
- addition
- subtraction
- multiplication
- division
- fractions
- geometry
- decimals and money
- time
- graphs and data
- measurement (customary & metric)
Science Concepts & Skills
- Physical Science
- Properties of Matter
- Life Science
- Heredity
- Evolution
- Earth Science
- The Changing Earth
Social Studies Concepts and Skills
- Historical Events
- Geographical Locations
- Citizenship & Government
- Economic Understanding
- Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Understanding
Specials Instruction
- Art
- Library Media
- Music
- Physical Education
- World Language Instruction - Spanish