Curriculum & Standards
Mathematics
Math: (Grade 3 Scope & Sequence - Revised for 2020-21)
- Addition and Subtraction Patterns
- Introduction to Multiplication
- Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction
- Measurement & Fractions
- Multiplication, Division & Area
- Extending Multiplication & Fractions
- Geometry
Literacy
Reading:
Third graders will learn to “build a reading life”. The students have abundant opportunities to engage with a broad selection of carefully selected children’s literature. Thoughtfully crafted lessons teach students authentic reading practices. Using a reading workshop model which includes a combination of targeted mini-lessons, teacher/student conferences, independent reading, guided reading, and shared reading, students work to build reading stamina, improve comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary.
Click here to take a closer look at the
Massachusetts State Standards for English Language Arts.
Third graders will learn to “build a reading life”. The students have abundant opportunities to engage with a broad selection of carefully selected children’s literature. Thoughtfully crafted lessons teach students authentic reading practices. Using a reading workshop model which includes a combination of targeted mini-lessons, teacher/student conferences, independent reading, guided reading, and shared reading, students work to build reading stamina, improve comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary.
Click here to take a closer look at the
Massachusetts State Standards for English Language Arts.
Writing:
Students in third grade learn to write within three main genres:
informative/explanatory, narrative, and opinion/persuasive. They also read and write different types of poetry. Using the Empowering Writers program, as well as many other resources, students develop their writing voice and their ideas. They strive for sentence fluency, clear organization, proper conventions, and careful word choice. They recognize that writing has a purpose and an audience. There is an emphasis on using all of the five senses to “show not tell” across the genres of writing. Students are encouraged to write creatively and foster a love of writing.
Students in third grade learn to write within three main genres:
informative/explanatory, narrative, and opinion/persuasive. They also read and write different types of poetry. Using the Empowering Writers program, as well as many other resources, students develop their writing voice and their ideas. They strive for sentence fluency, clear organization, proper conventions, and careful word choice. They recognize that writing has a purpose and an audience. There is an emphasis on using all of the five senses to “show not tell” across the genres of writing. Students are encouraged to write creatively and foster a love of writing.
Spelling: Using Wilson’s multisensory, structured language program Fundationsstudents will compare word features, make discoveries, and become more fluent and confident spellers.
Cursive: Students will learn lowercase and capitals using Handwriting Without Tears Program.
Cursive: Students will learn lowercase and capitals using Handwriting Without Tears Program.
Social Studies
- The people, cities, towns and geography that make up Massachusetts
- The Native Peoples who lived in Massachusetts before any of the European settlers arrived
- The interactions between the Native Peoples, the Pilgrims and the early European Explorers
- The Puritans and their founding of the MA Bay Colony
- Massachusetts before, during and after the American Revolution
Science
- Life Science: plant structure, function, life cycles, and adaptations
- Earth and Space Science: properties of soil,water cycle, and weather
- Physical Science: properties of objects, forms of energy-magnets
- Technology and Engineering: defining, comparing and presenting various solutions to a design problem
Click here to take a closer look at the Massachusetts State Standards for Science.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
In our classroom social and emotional learning is explicitly taught, modeled, encouraged, and reflected upon. Using Responsive Classroom as a guide we foster a safe, engaging, and enriched classroom.
Every morning we hold morning meeting. The essential purpose of morning meeting is to:
Every morning we hold morning meeting. The essential purpose of morning meeting is to:
- Purporsefully build a classroom community.
- To develop and refine shared goals to which everyone contributes.
- To support a safe, respectful place to learn.
- To work to develop a collaborative community in which everyone is an expert or leader some of the time and everyone is a to follower at other times.
- To develop and support social-emotional gals for the whole class including self awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship management, and responsible decision making.
- To develop and support academic attitudes and goals that support collaboration, persevering to reinforce the idea that through effort and engagement, students can grow smarter. -SEL Learning in the Classroom