Third Grade Curriculum at a Glance


Reading – The Silver Burdett Ginn Series provides a comprehensive reading program using a wide variety of literary selections. This program includes instruction in making inferences, predicting outcomes, drawing conclusions, and determining the main idea.

Spelling – Weekly spelling tests will be given based on words that coincide with the reading series along with related challenge words.

Writing – Third graders will learn how to construct a paragraph using a topic sentence, sequential events or details, and a concluding sentence. They will learn to write two and three paragraph essays, along with poetry, letters, and reports. They will learn how to edit their writing and will be taught the cursive alphabet.

Language Arts – Students will learn parts of speech, subject/verb agreement, capitalization, punctuation, and proper sentence structure.

Math – The new Scott-Foresman series emphasizes problem solving techniques as well as calculation skills. There is also an emphasis on the mastery of basic addition and subtraction facts to facilitate learning multiplication and division facts. Geometry and fractions are also covered at the third grade level.

Social Studies – Includes learning about the history of the state of Massachusetts, the town of Uxbridge, and Native Americans.

Science – Includes studies of matter, energy, weather, and plant and animal life cycles.
 

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