Curriculum
Science and STEM
STS, GEMS, and DELTA
Topics:
- Plant Growth and Development/Food Chain/Prairie
- Simple Machines
- Weather
Investigations Math Curriculum. Here are the eight units:
- Understanding equal groups - Multiplication and Division
- Graphs and Line Plots - Modeling with Data
- Travel Stories and Collections - Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System
- Perimeter, Area, and Polygons - 2-D Geometry and Measurement
- Cube Patterns, Arrays, and Multiples of 10 - Multiplication and Division
- Fair Shares and Fractions on Number Lines - Fractions
- How Many Miles? - Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System
- Larger Numbers and Multi-Step Problems - Multiplication and Division
- District 90 Vision for Mathematics Education
- Support a growth mindset in all students
- Develop flexible and fluid math thinkers
- Provide greater depth in real-world problem-solving
- Explore multiple strategies to reach solutions
- Utilize representations and models to solve problems
- Share thinking and reasoning as a collaborative mathematics community
- Reflects two decades of research and development
- Developed through observations, field test classrooms, and analysis of student think and work
- Student centered and inquiry based
- Aligned to Comon Core State Standards and The Standards for Mathematical Practice
- Provides vertical and horizontal alignment to support coherent math learning
- Support the D90 Vision for Mathematics Education
- Each unit contains letter to families, About the Math in This Unit
- Program provides benchmark goals and examples for each unit
- Provides suggestions for Related Activities to Try at Home
- Online access to student games and parent resources
Language Arts
This year we will focus on:
Students' time during the reading workshop is spent reading, in the fullest sense of the word: reading, imagining, thinking, recalling, questioning, talking, writing, reviewing, comparing, researching, and reading some more. It includes mini lessons, independent work time, conferring and small group work, mid-workshop teaching and shares, during which partnerships or clubs work together. We will be using Words Their Way for Word Work. Students will continue to the work that took place in both first and second grade. (Lucy Calkins Units of Study, novels, other high-quality resources)
Writer's Workshop: whole group lesson; independent and/or small group practice; share; peer review; narrative, informational, opinion, and fairy tale writing. (Lucy Calkins Units of Study)
Social Studies
Topics:
- Communities and Cultures
- U.S. Geography
- Native Americans
- U.S. Government
- Consumer Economics
Art 1x /week for 60 minutes
Physical Education 4x /week for 30 mins. 1x /week 15 mins.
Social Emotional Learning Second STEP
Topics: Skills For Learning, Empathy, Emotional Management, Problem Solving, Student Choice
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Third Grade Homework Student Expectations
Reading
Students should read 20-30 minutes each night.
Math
Children will sometimes be assigned a math assignment (usually one page). This assignment is an extension of the math lesson from that day.
Spelling
This year we will be using the Words Their Way Spelling program. The children will have weekly word lists, introduced on Mondays. Spelling tests are on Fridays.