3rd Grade Curriculum
1st Quarter
Religion
· Memorize the Apostle’s Creed
· Holy Trinity
· Creation
· Women of Faith
· Jesus
Reading
· The Raft – summer reading
· So You Want to Be President – summer reading
· Compare/contrast Cinderella stories from around the world
· Stories from basal readers
· Venn Diagrams
· Story elements
· Antonyms/Synonyms
· Comprehension
· Vocabulary
Language
· Types of sentences
· Punctuation
· Subjects/Predicates
· Personal Narrative
· Nouns (singular, plural, common, proper)
· Capitalization
Math
· Place value
· Comparing numbers
· Ordering numbers
· Rounding
· Addition (with and without regrouping)
Spelling
· Short i
· Short a
· Double final f, l, s
· Final n,ng
· Short o
· Final k spelled ck
· Suffix “s”
Science
· Science Inquiry
· Changes in the Earth’s Surface
· 3 Layer of the Earth
· Rocks and Minerals
Social Studies
· Communities
· Graphs
· Map Skills
· Cardinal Directions
2nd Quarter
Religion
· Memorize Hail Holy Queen
· Communion of Saints
· Liturgical Year
· Advent
· Christmas
Reading
· The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
· Sequencing
· Idioms
· Inferencing
· Fluency/Intonation
· Comprehension
· Vocabulary
Language
· Poetry
· Abbreviations
· Explanatory Paragraph
· Verbs (present, past, future)
· Subject/Verb Agreement
· Friendly Letter
Math
· Subtraction (with and without regrouping)
· Expressions/Number Sentences
· Multiplication
· Missing Factors
Spelling
· Short e
· Short u
· Final i spelled y
· Suffix “ing”
· Suffix “ed”
· Doubling Rule
· er spelled er
Science
· Bats
· Organisms and Habitats
· Endangerment and Extinction
Social Studies
· Election
· Communities
· Time Line
· Map Skills
· Intermediate Directions
3rd Quarter
Religion
· Memorize Memorare
· Sacraments
· Stations of the Cross
· Lent
· Sacred Vessels and Vestments
Reading
· Charlotte’s Web
· Identify 5 W’s in a story
· Cause and Effect
· Fact and Opinion
· Comprehension
· Vocabulary
Language
· Persuasive Paragraph
· Contractions
· Apostrophes
· Suffixes
· Comparative Writing
· Pronouns (subject, object)
· Verbs (main, helping, linking, irregular)
Math
· Multiply 3 factors
· Division
· Graphs
· Geometry
Spelling
· er spelled ir
· er spelled ur
· Long a-consonant-e
· Long a spelled ai
· Long i-consonant-e
· Long o-consonant-e
· Long o spelled ow
· Long u-consonant-e
· Dropping Rule
Science
· Skeleton
· Planets
· Phases of the Moon/Seasons
· Constellations
Social Studies
· Citizenship
· U.S.A. (Southern and Western States)
· Branches of Government
4th Quarter
Religion
· Memorize Prayer to St. Francis
· Holy Week
· Easter
· Mary Pentecost
· Ten Commandments
Reading
· Stone Fox
· Biographies
· Time Line
· Comprehension
· Vocabulary
Language
· Encyclopedia
· Homophones
· Outline
· Expository Paragraph
· Adjectives
· Adverbs
· Thesaurus
· Pronouns (I and me, pronoun verb agreement, possessive)
Math
· Division
· Fractions
· Decimals
Spelling
· Long 3 spelled ee
· Long e spelled ea
· Long o spelled oa
· Final ch spelled ch/tch
· Long o spelled ou/ow
· Long a
· Long i
· Long o
Science
· Plants
· Changes in Matter
· Water Cycle
Social Studies
· Community Governments
· U.S.A. (Midwestern and Northeastern States)