Third Grade
Third Grade is a wonderful year of fun, learning, and exploration. Below is listed the different curriculum areas that are covered. Specific questions should be directed to Ms. Vega, the classroom teacher.
Religion (Blest Are We, RCL Benziger):
Unit 1 – The Church Is One
Unit 2 – The Church Is Holy
Unit 3 - The Church Is Catholic
Unit 4 - The Church Is Apostolic
Unit 5 - The Church has a Mission to the World
Project Genesis: God Created Families
Math (Mathematics, Houghton Mifflin):
Unit 1 - Place Value & Money
Unit 2 - Addition and Subtraction
Unit 3 - Data and Probability
Unit 4 - Multiplication and Division Basic Facts
Unit 5 - Measurement
Unit 6 - Geometry and Measurement
Unit 7 - Fractions and Decimals
Unit 8 - Multiplication and Division by 1 digit numbers
Language Arts:
Reading - One story per week, Vocabulary Words, Reading Packet & Creative Writing
English - Blowmar/Noble Handwriting D, McGraw-Hill
Spelling - Macmillan/McGraw Hill Series
Science (Science - A Closer Look, Macmillan McGraw-Hill):
Unit A - Living Things
Unit B - Ecosystems
Unit C - Earth and Its Resources
Unit D - Weather and Space
Unit E - Matter
Unit F - Forces and Energy
Social Studies (Social Studies - Communities, Houghton Mifflin):
Unit 1 - Community & Geography
Unit 2 - America's Early Communities
Unit 3 - People Move From Place/Place
Unit 4 - Community Government
Unit 5 - Making Economic Choices
Unit 6 - Celebrating People/Cultures
* City of Portland - this is a special unit added to the curriculum
Field Trips:
City of Portland Tour
Rice Rock Museum
MHCC - Planetarium
Children's Theater Production
Exploration Centers:
Rock Table - Students may visit this area when they are finished with their work and during other designated times.
Magnetic Sentence Building Center - Students may visit this area when they are finished with their work.
Classroom Discipline:
Click here to view the Discipline Plan for primary grades.