Third Grade Curriculum

 

Reading:

Standard 1:  Reading Process          

Benchmark:  Demonstrate phonics.

a.       TLW recognize consonant blends – 3-letter and digraphs

b.      TLW recognize compound words

c.       TLW recognize contractions

d.      TLW recognize inflectional endings

e.       TLW recognize syllabication

f.        TLW recognize r-controlled vowels

g.       TLW recognize vowel digraphs and diphthongs

h.       TLW recognize synonyms, antonyms, homonyms

i.         TLW recognize singular and plural possessives

j.        TLW recognize base/root words

Benchmark:  Demonstrate vocabulary skills

a.       TLW identify grade appropriate sight words

b.      TLW recognize and define grade appropriate or content appropriate vocabulary

Standard 2:  Reading a Variety of Texts

Benchmark:  Demonstrate comprehension

a.       TLW state the author’s view or purpose

b.      TLW recognize clue words as a means of sequencing

c.       TLW use prior knowledge and experience to respond to new information, i.e.: predicting, inferring, drawing conclusions, deducing meaning. .

d.      TLW identify basic information from texts

e.       TLW, after reading a selection, summarize their reading with a response

f.        TLW recognize the use of cause and effect in passages

g.       TLW locate the main idea in paragraphs

h.       TLW recognize the story elements: character, plot, and setting

i.         TLW identify the different literary forms, i.e.: tall tales, folk tales, biographies, fables, historical and realistic fiction

    Benchmark:  Understand self-monitoring and self-correction strategies

a.       TLW use context clues to determine meaning of familiar and unfamiliar words

     Benchmark:  Demonstrate fluency

a.       TLW read grade-appropriate text with fluency and expression

 

Language:

Standard 1:  Writing Process

Benchmark:  Write with coherence and organization

a.       TLW, given a topic sentence, write a paragraph with 3 supporting details

b.      TLW write a narrative paragraph with a clear beginning, middle, ending

Benchmark:  Select words that are appropriate to audience and purpose

a.       TLW compose a friendly letter using the 5 letter parts

Benchmark:  Correctly apply the rules of mechanics and grammar

a.       TLW write a statement, question, exclamation, and command sentence

b.      TLW correctly use pronouns in their writing

c.       TLW use plurals and plural possessives in their writing

d.      TLW identify adjectives and adverbs in sentences

e.       TLW spell 80% of words correctly in spontaneous writing

f.        TLW write using grade-appropriate punctuation and capitalization in their writing

g.    TLW correctly apply the rules of grammar

Standard 2:  Research

Benchmark:  Use general reference materials (dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, phone book, almanac)

a.       TLW use a dictionary to locate information

Benchmark:  Identify and use appropriate parts of a book to locate information

a.       TLW use the table of contents and index to locate information

Standard 3:  Listening, Speaking, Viewing

            Benchmark:  Demonstrate listening skills for learning

a.       TLW listen for information from a selection that is read aloud

Benchmark:  Demonstrate speaking skills for learning

a.       TLW ask questions to gain information

b.      TLW verbalize thoughts clearly

c.       TLW contribute to a group discussion

d.      TLW respond appropriately to questions

e.       TLW identify oral presentation skills

Benchmark:  Demonstrate viewing skills for learning

a.       TLW interpret meaning from pictures or video

 

Math:

Standard 1:  Numbers and Operations

a.       TLW read and convert numbers from word to numerical and visa-versa to the 10,000’s

b.      TLW compare and order whole numbers

c.       TLW solve 2- and 3- digit addition and subtraction problems with regrouping

d.      TLW demonstrate rounding to nearest 10 and 100 to estimate

e.       TLW solve basic multiplication and division problems through 10’s

f.        TLW multiply and divide a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number

g.       TLW write a fraction for a part of the whole and for part of a set

Standard 2:  Data Analysis and Problem Solving

a.       TLW produce and interpret tables and graphs

b.      TLW use correct mathematical function to solve problems

c.       TLW compare numbers using inequality symbols

Standard 3: Measurement

a.       TLW make change from amounts up to $1.00

b.      TLW identify correct terminology for units of measure

c.       TLW determine current time and elapsed time to the nearest minute and hour using an analog clock

Standard 4:  Algebra

a.       TLW analyze extended patterns

b.      TLW solve number sentences with one variable

Standard 5:  Geometry

a.       TLW identify open and closed figures

 

Science/Health:

            Standard 1: Science as Inquiry

Benchmark:  Demonstrate the abilities necessary for scientific inquiry

Benchmark:  Understand and apply knowledge of how to describe and identify substances based on characteristic properties.

·         It may be necessary to use magnification to observe the component parts of some materials.

·         A substance has characteristic properties.  A mixture of substances often can be separated into the original substances using one or more of the characteristic properties.

·         The properties of a substance can be measured using tools and technology.

·         When a new material (compound) is made by chemically combining two or more materials, it has properties that are different from the original materials.  For that reason, many different materials can be made from a small number of basic materials.

Benchmark:  Understand and apply knowledge of states of matter and changes in states of matter.

·         Materials can exist in different states – solid, liquid and gas.  Some common materials can be changed from one state to another by heating or cooling.

Benchmark:  Understand and apply knowledge of the concept of conservation of mass/matter.

·         When something is broken into parts, the parts have the same total mass as the original item.

Standard 3:  Life Science

Benchmark:  Understand and apply knowledge of organisms and their environments, including the relationships among living and non-living factors in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

·         Animals depend on plants.  Some animals eat plants for food.  Other animals eat animals that eat the plants.

·         An organism’s patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that organism’s environment, including the kinds and numbers of other organisms present, the availability of food and resources, and the physical characteristics of the environment.  When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, others die or move to new locations.

·         All organisms cause changes in the environment in which they live.  Some of these changes are detrimental to the organism or other organisms, whereas others are beneficial.

Benchmark:  Understand and apply knowledge of environmental stewardship.

·         Humans change environment in ways that can be either beneficial or detrimental to themselves or other organisms.

Standard 4:  Earth/space Science

Benchmark:  Understand and apply knowledge of fossils and the evidence they provide of past life on earth.

·         Fossils provide evidence of plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of the environment at that time.

Benchmark:  Understand and apply knowledge of the properties, movements and locations of objects in our solar system.

·         Most objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable motion.  The rotation of the earth on its axis every 24 hours produces the day-and-night cycle.  To people on the earth this turning of the planet makes it seem as though the sun, planets, and stars are orbiting the earth once a day.

·         The sun appears to move across the sky in the same way every day.  Its apparent path changes slowly across the seasons.

·         The moon’s orbit around the earth once in about 28 days changes what part of the moon is lighted by the sun and how much of that part can be seen from the earth – the phases of the moon.

·         Eight planets and many other objects revolve around our Sun in predictable patterns.  These planets and objects are composed of varied materials.

Standard 6:  Social and Personal Perspective

Benchmark:  Apply and understand individual responsibility for own health and personal care

 

 

Social Studies

Standard 1:  Geography

            Benchmark:  Compare different types of communities

a.       TLW list the natural resources found in a community

b.      TLW identify the land forms found in/near a community

Benchmark:  Show ability to use map skills and tables and graphs

a.       TLW use a map key to read a map

b.      TLW solve problems by reading a table and graph

Standard 2:  History

Benchmark: Understand how communities have developed

a.       TLW describe early communities, i.e.:  Native Americans, Pilgrims, Oregon Trail . . .

Standard 3.:  Political Science and Citizenship

Benchmark:  Develop individual civic responsibility

a.       TLW differentiate between a rule and a law

Standard 4:  Economics

            Benchmark:  Understand principles of economics

                        a.  TLW differentiate between goods and services

 

Art

Standard Three:  Choose and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas

Benchmark:  Examine, select, and use subject matter, content symbols and ideas to communicate meaning

a.       TLW draw a picture using specific subject matter

b.      TLW produce a picture depicting a certain mood or feeling

Standard Four:  Understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures and the roles of art for self and society

Benchmark:  Know, identify and demonstrate how the visual arts made historical significance to self and society

a.       TLW identify, describe and interpret art styles of various cultures, such as realism (Grant Wood) and abstract (Picasso)

b.      TLW recognize that each art style has its own aesthetic values

Standard Five:  Reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and works of others

Benchmark:  Understand and describe various purposes, experiments and responses to specific artwork

a.       TLW describe how experiences influence the development of artwork

b.      TLW explain there are various interpretations of their own and others visual art

Standard Six:  Make connections between visual arts and other disciplines

Benchmark:  Identify, recognize and use comparisons between visual arts and other disciplines  

a.  TLW explain similarities in visual arts across the curriculum

 

Music

Standard 1:  Sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

            Benchmark:  Demonstrate an understanding of singing on pitch

a.       TLW sing a variety of songs on pitch

b.      TLW sing using ensemble skills, i.e.: blend, intonation, dynamics, phrasing, diction

c.       TLW demonstrate appropriate character in a performance setting

Standard 2:  Perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

            Benchmark:  Demonstrate independence in performing on instruments

a.       TLW play specified rhythms on the keyboard

b.      TLW play specified pitches on the keyboard

Standard 3:  Read and notate music

            Benchmark:  Demonstrate the ability to read and notate rhythm and pitch

a.       TLW clap specified rhythms

b.      TLW count specified rhythms

c.       TLW notate a specified pitch on a staff

d.      TLW interpret musical signs, i.e.: repeat signs, D.C.al Fine, piano, forte

Standard 4:  Listen to, analyze, and interpret music

            Benchmark:  Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret music

a.       TLW execute dance steps to music, i.e.: square dancing

b.      TLW describe emotions evoked by listening to selected music

c.       TLW analyze a musical performance

 

Physical Education

K-5

Standard 1:  Components of Physical Education

            Benchmark:  Understand pre-activity routine

a.       TLW demonstrate an appropriate stretching routine

b.      TLW demonstrate proper physical attire for an elementary physical education class

c.       TLW demonstrate fast walking/jogging/running during their 5 minute warm-up

Benchmark:  Understand the components of wellness

a.    TLW identify many sports as lifetime activities

b.   TLW identify the correct techniques in the proper care of their bodies

c.    TLW exercise moderately and strenuously while socializing with classmates

            Benchmark:  Understand the components of individual and team concepts

a.    TLW identify the basic rules and terminology of each unit

b.   TLW demonstrate the skills learned for each particular unit

c.    TLW demonstrate sportsmanlike behavior and attitude

d.   TLW demonstrate needed safety precautions

e.    TLW demonstrate responsibility in proper care of equipment

f.     TLW develop both large and small motor skills