Grade 3

1. Reading

• Literature • Informational • Foundational Skills

2. Writing 3. Speaking and Listening 4. Language

Four strands

The big ideas • Comparing the most important points and key details presented in two books on the same topic • Describing the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause-effect, first/second/third in a sequence) • Writing opinions or explanations that group related information and develop topics with facts

The big ideas • Conducting short research projects independently • Distinguishing the literal and nonliteral meanings of words

Content Standards

Instructional time will focus on four critical areas:

• Developing understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100 • Developing understanding of fractions, especially unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1) • Developing understanding of the structure of rectangular arrays and of area • Describing and analyzing two-dimensional shapes

Standards for Mathematical Practice

Standards for Mathematical Practice include:

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Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them 2.

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Reason abstractly and quantitatively Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others Model with mathematics Use appropriate tools strategically Attend to precision Look for and make use of structure Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

New to social studies is the exploration of content through five strands.

Five strands include:

• History • Geography and Environmental Literacy • Civics and Government • Culture • Economics and Personal Financial Literacy

Areas of Focus:

• Changes • Human Body • Objects in the Sky • Plant Growth & Development/Soils Science instruction continues to be inquiry-based