3rd Grade

Religion

The third-grade program of the Christ Our Life series, We Believe, presents the main truths Catholics believe and express in the Apostles' Creed.

The children will:

  • grow in the power to make decisions in the light of God's Revelation and the redemptive acts of Jesus
  • come to a knowledge and an appreciation of the mysteries of their faith expressed in the Apostles' Creed

In the student book:

Faith content is developed throughout with Scripture integrated into each lesson.

Family resources connect family and faith to enrich the children's experience.

Traditional and familiar prayers invite personal and communal prayer

Textbook Website: Offers online support, including chapter reviews for the children to test their knowledge

www.ChristOurLife.org

Math

In the third grade program of the Macmillan McGraw-Hill series, Illinois Math Connects, students focus on:

- Number and Operations and Algebra: Multiply and divide whole numbers and relate multiplication and division.

- Number and Operations: Understand fractions and equivalent fractions.

- Geometry: Describe and analyze properties of two-dimensional figures.

Lessons include a balanced approach to mathematics by:

- Investigating concepts and building conceptual understanding

- Developing, reinforcing, and mastering computational and procedural skills

- Applying mathematics to problem-solving situations

Textbook Website: Offers access to the student textbook edition, eBook, that contains all of the following: personal tutor, extra examples, self-check quizzes, chapter test practice, study tools, math tool chest and math songs

www.macmillanmh.com

Language Arts

The Houghton Mifflin Reading series, is broken down into three main sections: Reading, Word Work, and Writing and Language.

In third grade the Reading section focuses on phonics/decoding skills, comprehension skills/strategies, and reading fluency. Word Work consists of spelling and vocabulary. Writing and Language is centered on grammar, usage, and mechanics.

Comprehension Strategies:

- Predict/Infer

- Summarize

- Phonics/Decoding

- Evaluate

- Question

- Monitor/Clarify

In Writing and Language students will focus on prewriting strategies, the writing process, developing a paragraph using proper form, using appropriate capitalization and punctuation, learning about different parts of speech and understanding the basic revision process. The students will compose a narrative, expository and persuasive writing.

Website:

www.eduplace.com

Science

In third grade we use the Scott Foresman Science series. Students will learn about topics such as: animals and their environments, the Earth and the Solar System, matter and how it changes, and the body's systems. Each interactive experiment activity follows the scientific method procedure. Reading and Math are integrated throughout the text.

Social Studies

In third grade we use the Scott Foresman Social Studies series. Students will learn all about communities, people in communities, history of communities, communities at work, and community government. Throughout the textbook students are taught map and globe skills, thinking skills, research and writ