THIRD GRADE

 

 

Language

Arts

Phonics and Reading

Language

Review of all phonics rules

Oral reading

Reading comprehension

 

Cursive Writing

Review of cursive writing formation 3/4 space high

Creative writing

 

Spelling and Poetry

Weekly phonics-based word list with vocabulary

Sentence dictation using spelling words

Reinforcement activities

Writing Process

Complete sentences

Punctuation and capitalization rules

Creative writing, friendly letters

 

Grammar

Recognition of simple nouns, subjects, verbs, and adjectives

Word usage

Forming plurals and common contractions

Recognition of antonyms, homonyms, and synonyms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History
and

Geography

Continents and oceans of the world

 

 

Study of world geography

 

 

Study of our American heritage through the lives of great people:

 

 

Columbus

John Smith

Pocahontas

Miles Standish

Squanto

William Penn

Ben Franklin

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Daniel Boone

Noah Webster

John Greenleaf Whittier

Robert E Lee

Abraham Lincoln

Clara Barton

Ulysses S. Grant

Louisa May Alcott

Booker T. Washington

George Washington Carver

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Billy Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

Health and Human Biology
Animals
Conservation

Wonderfully Made

Exploring the World of Vertebrates

Exploring the World of Invertebrates

Exploring the Desert, the Ocean, the Pond, the Forest, the Farmer’s Field

Earth and Space
 
 

Exploring the Ocean

Exploring the Weather

 Plants

 

Exploring the Plant World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health,
Safety,
Manners

Health and Human Biology
Safety
Manners

Posture, Exercise

Nutrition, Diet

Cleanliness

Fighting disease

Fire, Water Safety

Home, Play Safety

Street Safety

First Aid

Hospitality

Proper introductions

Telephone manners

Courtesy and respect

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arithmetic

Recognition of the place value of numbers

Multiplication tables 0-12 and multiplication problems with carrying

How to show a multiplication fact six ways

Division tables 1-12 and working and checking a division problem

Terminology for four processes

Addition facts and checking addition problems with carrying

Subtraction facts and checking subtraction problems with borrowing

English and metric measures

Telling time

Roman numerals 1-1, 000

Using a ruler

Solving story problems with up to four steps

Recognizing and solving number sequences

Converting measures and solving measurement equations

Recognizing and working with greater than (>) and less than (<)

Counting money and solving money problems using the decimal point correctly

Solving problems containing parentheses

Fraction terminology and basic understanding of fractions

Averaging numbers

Reading a thermometer

Recognizing geometric shapes

Finding the unknown number in an equation

Bible

 

 

 

Bible Truths—Following Christ

Memory Verse and Bible Doctrine

 

 

 

 

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