What is Third Grade All About?

  • Language Arts

     

    • Identifying the main idea and key details from informational writing
    • Retelling stories and determining the central message
    • Independently reading and comprehend texts at the third grade level
    • Writing informational and opinion essays that are several paragraphs long citing evidence from given sources
  • Math:

    • Multiplying and dividing fluently within ten (1-10s times tables)
    • Adding and subtracting within 1,000
    • Identifying and comparing fractions
    • Solving multistep word problems using various operations

     

  • Science and Social Studies topics:

    • Motion
    • Animal Life Cycles
    • Weather/Natural Hazards
    • Local History
    • Regions of California
    • Laws and basic understanding of government