Third Grade

READING - LITERATURE/INFORMATIONAL TEXT         

  • Asks and answers questions using evidence from the text (RL.3.1, RI.3.1)
  • Determines the main idea/ central message/ lesson learned/ moral of the text (RL.3.2, RI.3.2)
  • Analyzes literary text - characters and their impact on the story/Analyzes informational text ? describes time, sequence, cause and effect (RL.3.3, RI.3.3)

 

READING - FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS  

  • Knows and applies grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words (RF.3.3)
  • Reads accurately and fluently to support comprehension  (RF.3.4)

 

WRITING - ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE   

  • Produces writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose (W.3.4)

 

WRITING - ELABORATION AND EVIDENCE     

  • Writes narratives using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. (W.3.3)
  • Writes informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. (W.3.2)
  • Writes opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.  (W.3.1)

 

WRITING - REVISION AND EDITING  

  • Uses appropriate grammar and conventions (L.3.1, L.3.2, L.3.3)
  • Develops writing by planning, revising and editing (W.3.5)

 

LANGUAGE

  • Acquires and uses grade-level appropriate vocabulary (L.3.4, L.3.5)

 

SPEAKING AND LISTENING  

  • Engages effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners  (SL3.1)

 

MATHEMATICAL REASONING            

  • Efficiently applies strategies to solve problems
  • Clearly communicates mathematical thinking

 

OPERATIONS & ALGEBRAIC THINKING           

  • Determine unknown number in multiplication and division problems (3.OA.4)
  • Uses multiplication and division to solve word problems (3.OA.3)
  • Fluently multiplies and divides within 100 (3.OA.7)

 

NUMBER SENSE & OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN              

  • Uses place value understanding to perform multi-digit arithmetic (3.NBT.A.1-3)

 

NUMBER SENSE & OPERATIONS - FRACTIONS             

  • Demonstrates an understanding of fractions (3.NF)

 

MEASUREMENT & DATA      

  • Solves problems involving measurement and estimation (3.MD.1-2)
  • Represents and interprets data (3.MD.3)
  • Demonstrates an understanding of area and perimeter (3.MD.C.5-8)

 

GEOMETRY

  • Categorizes shapes by attribute (3.G.A1)
  • Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition (3.MD.5-7)
  • Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter (3.MD.8)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES       

  • Demonstrates an understanding of social studies content and concepts   

 

LEARNER BEHAVIORS            

  • Demonstrates respect
  • Demonstrates responsibility
  • Demonstrates safe choices