Third Grade Curriculum Overview
Bible – Christ and His Church (ACSI
1995)
- Study life of Christ, the book of
Acts and missions
- Memorize Scripture passages
- Careers in public Christian service
- Application of Christian character
traits
- Importance and impact of foreign
missions
- Salvation Prayer
Reading/Language Arts - Reading
Street (Scott Foresman/Pearson 2007)
- Oral Reading Identify cause & effect
- Interpret prefixes and suffixes
- Identify fantasy, science fiction,
and other genres
- Dramatize stories in sequential
order
- Read and create poetry, non-fiction
- Using a dictionary to verify
spelling & extend meanings
- Using reading to make decisions and
solve problems
- Develop questioning strategies for
extending meaning
- Present oral reports with or without
notes
- Draw conclusions from text
Writing - Shurley English (Shurley
Instructional Series 2000) Handwriting (Zaner
Bloser 2003)
- Use webbing, clustering, listing for
prewriting
- Use revising strategies
- Correct spelling in context
- Using adjectives and adverbs for
clarity
- Application of quotation marks in
writing dialogue
- Develop writing with a beginning,
middle and end
- Use peer conferencing for editing
and revision
- Using subject/verb agreement in
context
- Commas in a series
Math – Mathematics (Houghton
Mifflin 2002)
- Mastery of addition and subtraction
facts through 18
- Multiplication facts through 9’s
- Division by a one digit divisor
- Math operations with money, decimals
- Standard and metric linear, weight,
and volume measurement
- Four digit addition and subtraction
with and without regrouping
- Multiplying by one and two digit
numbers with or without regrouping
- Meaning of place value to the
thousands place
- Elapsed time
Science and Health - Science (Houghton Mifflin
2007)
- Conduct experiments with control and
variable groups
- Uses of technology in our lives and
environment
- Interpreting data in pictures,
charts, diagrams, tables, graphs
- Describe a particular life cycle
- Interpret data from experiments
- Fire Safety Seatbelt safety
- Producers and consumers in the food
chain
- Use the scientific method for
problem solving
- Science and Health Cont'd
- Distinguish seed plants from
non-seed plants
- Estimate and measure volume in
metric and standard
- Explore careers in astronomy,
biology, and physics
- Group animals by traits
Social Studies - Our Communities
(Macmillan-McGraw Hill 2003)
- Study detailed topography of a map
of the United States
- Compare/contrast traditions of
various cultures
- Prime Meridian, Equator,
Hemispheres, Poles
- Use map scale and symbols to
determine distances
- Roles of the three branches of
government
- French Revolution
- Westward expansion of the United
States
- Culture and contributions of Native
Americans
- Map skills to identify cities,
countries, coastlines, & borders
- Create and interpret timelines,
graphs, diagrams, charts, tables
- Introduce events of civil war
Music
- Steady beat, strong beat
- Identify and perform rhythm patters
- Harmony, counter-melodies, descants
- Vocal and Instrumental Tone Color
- Meter
- Melodic patterns and phrases
- First and 2nd endings
- Tempo effects, dynamics, style
- Note and rest values Contour of
melody
- AB, ABA, Rondo, Rounds in forms
- Performing choir optional
Physical Education – Dynamic
Physical Education for School Children (Allyn
& Bacon 1995)
- Low organized games
- Lead-up games to team sports
- Line and circle folk dance rhythms
- Individual and partner rope jumping
- Relay activities
- Physical fitness activities and
testing
- Stunts and tumbling skills
- Playground games
- Rules and safety instruction
- Biblical perspective development
Art
- Clay techniques (pinch, coil & slab)
- Modeling Complementary colors
- Drawing from life Color wheel facts
- Weaving skills Watercolor techniques
- Drawing with colored pencil, markers
charcoal
- Movement & direction in art
composition
- Color value and contrast
- Creativity with yarn and fabrics
- Learn to evaluate own work
Computer
- Once weekly
- The Third Grade uses Global
Academics curriculum to produce a cross
curricular project each quarter.
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