3rd Grade Curriculum

3rd Grade Curriculum

detailed curriculum from dioces

math-science-social studies

ela standards

Religion

• Focus is on how we as Catholics treat each other
• Discuss how and what Jesus did to show us how to be good Catholics
• Learn what the church teaches us, and how we can apply all these virtues to our lives, and the world
• Participate in Mass on Wednesdays by reading, altar serving, etc.
• Learn the different parts of the Mass

Mathematics

• Strengthen addition and subtraction of larger numbers, including up to the thousands place value
• Regrouping in subtraction, and carrying in addition
• Learning multiplication tables up to twelve
• Multiplying 2 and 3 digit numbers together
• Learning long division
• Beginning geometry at the end of the year

Social Studies

• Learn map skills, and communities, learning the difference between each of the three communities
• Learn about the 4 different regions of the United States, and their natural resources
• Learn about Native Americans
• Learn the history of space travel

Science

• Study plants and animals and different environments they live in
• Study how changes in the environment affects how plants and animals grow

Language Arts

• Focus on how to write paragraphs and develop stories
• Write clear and interesting sentences
• Write the three parts to a story, the beginning, the middle and the ending
• Learn how to edit their stories and how to write a final draft