3rd Grade
Welcome to the Third Grade Web Page.
To see what your child needs to know (grades K-5) need to know click on the link below.
http://www.adams12.org/files/curriculum/report_card_curriculum.pdf
Third grade is a pivotal point in your child's elementary school days. They come to third grade with a foundation of knowledge which they learned in K-2. It is in third grade that your child will learn how to be an independent thinker.
Reading
Reading 30 minutes each night will help insure that your child keep their reading skills fresh. Comprehension in third grade consists of a more deeper understanding of the story, as well as understanding the thoughts and feelings of the characters, and the authors purpose for writing the novel.
Read with your child each night. Ask the following questions:
Comprehension Questions
Character
- Who are the main characters in the story? Do you like or dislike them? Why?
- Choose one character. Why is this character important to the story?
- Describe the actions of a character. What can you infer(tell) about the character from these actions?
- Do any of the characters change? How? What event(s) impacted the change?
- Do any of the characters learn a lesson in the story? What is it?
- Do any of the characters do things that are good?….funny?….wrong?…..admirable?…..courageous?
- Describe any similarities between a character from the story and either yourself or another character about whom you have read.
Plot
- Summarize the main events that have happened so far in the story.
- Predict the next event.
- Who has a problem? What is the problem?
- Is there one problem or more? Describe…..
- Predict how the problem is going to be resolved. What evidence in the test helps you to form this prediction?
- How is the problem solved in the end?
- What was the cause of ____________________?
- What happened because of _______________?
SPELLING
Spelling words for this year are listed by week. Ten of the spelling words fit a pattern. Your child should be able to apply this pattern to other words with the same pattern. Your student must know their spelling week, as there are weeks that spelling may not occur.
See the link at the bottom of this page.
Writing
In third grade your child will be working on many personal narratives. We work very hard on writing paragraphs. That means that the students need to understand how to:
o Write a topic sentence
o Stick to one topic
o Add details about the topic
o Use transition words for those details
o Write a concluding sentence that connects to the topic
In addition, third graders should be able to answer questions about books and passages they are reading. On a weekly basis, your child could also write about the trips they have taken. Keeping a journal will help keep ideas fresh in your child's mind. The following website has some terriffic ideas on writing. Enjoy!
http://www.kidzone.ws/creative-writing/book.htm
Cursive Handwriting
Below is a great website that demonstrates how to write in cursive.
http://www.ezwebsite.org/Page.asp?PID=6893
Math
*Please practice addition, subtraction and multiplication facts as often as possible.
Your child will use the math skills they learned in 2nd grade to help them in 3rd grade. This Everyday Math Website http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/Edtech/edm/3.htm has lots of great games to make learning fun. Some of the games are played in the classroom.
Everyday Math goals are listed on the webpage below. Some of the goals throughout the year may be a new concept for your child or something familiar with but will continue to build on. Please check the Everyday Math link to help you know what your child is working on.
At the beginning of each unit you and your child should look over the Family Letter. The Everyday Math Family Letters are sent home at the beginning of the school year in a lavendar booklet. You may also find them on the web page below.
http://www.wrightgroup.com/support_info.html?sid=363
Below is a list of all the goals for each standard.
http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/about/program_goals/Grade3GLGs.pdf
Below is a link to the algorithms your child is learning in the classroom.
Social Studies
GEOGRAPHY-Students will be learning about geography. They will use books, maps, and an atlas, as well as other resources. Talk with your child about the places they have visited. You could even put a map up on their bedroom wall.
Science
There are three units we will focus on this year. Students will learn about Earth Movements, Electricity and Magnetism and Bones and Muscles.
Upcoming 
Events
See calendar link on left-hand side of the main page.
* SEE YOUR TEACHERS LINK BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Here are your Third Grade Teachers
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